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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not suggested. 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 tarps over the room, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 after that peel back a little portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.