
Haverhill, MA Massachusetts 01830
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air movement and this can enable 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 also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best as well as most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.