
Kennesaw, GA Georgia 30144
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined as well as swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits 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. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing 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 little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally 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 really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop 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 result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.