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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, carefully brushing all the surfaces. 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 area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.