
Temple, GA Georgia 30179
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires each 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 prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect 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 dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously cleaning 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.