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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 portion of the plastic sheeting 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 off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes 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 extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.