
Vallejo, CA California 94591
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully brushing all the surfaces. 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 plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.