
Kailua Kona, HI Hawaii 96740
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 area of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. 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 quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most effective means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.