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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes requiring 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 extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates lessened air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.