
Concord, MA Massachusetts 01742
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 tiny area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally 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. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.