
La Puente, CA California 91744
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked as well as swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do 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 service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 then peel back a small portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most effective way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.