
Ponca City, OK Oklahoma 74601
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full 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 residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our expert chimney experts offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes needing 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 comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.