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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 after that peel back a little area of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, 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 becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased airflow 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 trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. 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 quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.