
Marshall, MN Minnesota 56258
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. 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 protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, 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 after that peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be 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 hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified 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 flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.