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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning all the surfaces. 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 sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.