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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring 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 comes to be really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most effective means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.