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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also dependable 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 initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases requiring 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least annually in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.