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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, 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 get rid of, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop 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 cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.