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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We give quick as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes 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 comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the airflow 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 hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe aspect 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 level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most reliable way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.