
La Puente, CA California 91744
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing 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 little area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally 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 very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.