
Hamtramck, MI Michigan 48212
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 then peel back a tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound 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 more, it comes to be 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most reliable method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.