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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective 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 technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum tube into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly 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 vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.