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A chimney sweep will certainly do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes requiring 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. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up 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 also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.