
Hermosa Beach, CA California 90254
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional 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 buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 tiny area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases requiring 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 becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.