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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause 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 and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully brushing 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 little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts 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 remove, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is incredibly 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 promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.