
Grand Junction, CO Colorado 81504
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not remove 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 out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, 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 after that peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases needing 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 very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.