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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected as well as swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum hose right into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing all the surfaces. 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 plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound 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 accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.