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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions 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 suggests having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective 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 service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose 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, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, very 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 after that peel back a small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to keep residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.