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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach 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 dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney 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 little portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
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Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most effective way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.