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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch 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 begin on top of the chimney 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 range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.