
Bethel Park, PA Pennsylvania 15102
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and also swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously cleaning all the surfaces. 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 small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid as well as reliable 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 accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally requiring 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. Solidified 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 faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.