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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole 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 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, occasionally 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.