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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 little portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes 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 very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they should 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.