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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective 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 technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly brushing all the surfaces. 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 tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes needing 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 really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best as well as most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.