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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery 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 requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.