
Clarkston, GA Georgia 30021
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin on 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 small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably 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 quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.