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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not advised. They will not get 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 home by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 vinyl 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 moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.