
Thermal, CA California 92274
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft 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 after that peel back a little portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material 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 becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.