Temple City, CA California 91780
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum tube into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very 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 tiny area of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up 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 solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.