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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full 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 start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surface areas. 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 area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning 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 solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.