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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and also swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 then peel back a little portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally 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 comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your house 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 bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.