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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe 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 commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin 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 little area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes 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 really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop 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 toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.