
Madison, GA Georgia 30650
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create 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 examined and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin on top of the chimney 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 portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.