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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum hose 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 sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases 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 really hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes decreased airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of 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 degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.