Abington, PA Pennsylvania 19001
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires annually. If you use you fire place 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 professional will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust 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, thoroughly brushing all the surfaces. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a small area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, occasionally requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
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. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.