
Hopkinton, MA Massachusetts 01748
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests 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 suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum tube into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 then peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult 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 comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. 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 rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once a year in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.