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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also 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 once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 really hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.