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A chimney sweep will certainly do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause 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 checked as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the chimney 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 sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.