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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, 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 swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheet 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 relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air flow 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 even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places must be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.