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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 little portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.