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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages 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 examined and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the chimney 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 after that peel back a small area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas 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 cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.