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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly brushing 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 area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be 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 solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as 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 number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to 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 most reliable way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.