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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly brushing all the surface areas. 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 plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases needing 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 comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow 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 it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers reduced air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep residue from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.