
Woburn, MA Massachusetts 01801
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly cleaning all the surfaces. 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 little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material 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 much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally requiring 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 becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.