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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also 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 professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney 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 small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, occasionally requiring 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up 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 cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best as well as most effective way to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.