
San Marino, CA California 91108
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin 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 small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We give fast as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, 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 builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to build up 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 bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. 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 promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once a year in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.