
Groveland, FL Florida 34736
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will after that 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 rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 after that peel back a small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual source 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 best as well as most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.