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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not get 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 home by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery 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 solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow 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 residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air flow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.