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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. 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, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really 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 different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.