
Placerville, CA California 95667
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation 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 area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 small area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes requiring 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 becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop 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 also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.