
Half Moon Bay, CA California 94019
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly brushing all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.