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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum tube right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 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 sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes needing 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 very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.