
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 blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected as well as swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist 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 technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. 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 rods. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 little portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.