
Lincolnton, NC North Carolina 28092
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.