
Sun Valley, CA California 91352
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes 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 off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously cleaning all the surfaces. 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 tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be 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 really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous 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 airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.