
Adairsville, GA Georgia 30103
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fire place 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 professional will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously brushing 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 little area of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even 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 begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places must be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.