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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and 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 prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases needing 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 becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most effective means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.