Antioch, IL Illinois 60002
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum tube into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly brushing 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they must 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.