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A chimney sweep will certainly do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound 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 more difficult to remove, sometimes 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 becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also 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 toxic build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.