
Mashpee, MA Massachusetts 02649
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined as well as swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes 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 comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop 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 cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.