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A chimney sweep will certainly do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and 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 area, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally 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 extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common 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 surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.