
Clarkesville, GA Georgia 30523
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning all the surfaces. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes requiring 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 start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures 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 residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.