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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly brushing 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 sheeting 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 full variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, sometimes 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 comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.