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A chimney sweep will certainly do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked as well as swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases needing 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 extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.