
Half Moon Bay, CA California 94019
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
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. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they should be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.