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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning all the surfaces. 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 small portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas 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 could trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.