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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the smokeshaft 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 little area of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about 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 quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.