
Redondo Beach, CA California 90278
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get 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 area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft 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 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 relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up 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 even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most effective way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.