
Princeton, MN Minnesota 55371
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 after that peel back a tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally 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 really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers reduced airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.