Nashville, NC North Carolina 27856
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, 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 small area of the plastic sheet 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.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes needing 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, 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 level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.