Kalispell, MT Montana 59901
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 tiny area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.