
Comstock Park, MI Michigan 49321
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an commercial vacuum tube right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush 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, 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 then peel back a tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical 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 done is the very best and also most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.