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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your home 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 build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common 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 degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.