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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously brushing 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops 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 ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes needing 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 begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.