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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create 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 once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually 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 after that peel back a tiny area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop 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 accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep residue from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they should 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.