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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined as well as swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Generally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished airflow and this can permit 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 also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.