Ponca City, OK Oklahoma 74601
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 after that peel back a tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, 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 becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates 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 also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.