
Auburn, GA Georgia 30011
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 then peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheeting 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 put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and 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 as well as melt like wax. As soon as 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 dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.