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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 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 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 rapid and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.