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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously cleaning 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 vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation 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 wellness, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house 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 gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.