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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really 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 professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
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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 comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.