
Belmont, MA Massachusetts 02478
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension 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.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully 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 after that peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally 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 extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.