
Glen Mills, PA Pennsylvania 19342
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get 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 home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin on top of the chimney 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 small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes needing 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 becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts 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 various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently 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 checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.