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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 then peel back a small area of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
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Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often 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 concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.