
Jesup, GA Georgia 31545
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked as well as swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly brushing all the surfaces. 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 area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.