Richmond Hill, GA Georgia 31324
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, 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 very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.