
Attleboro, MA Massachusetts 02703
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.