
Honey Brook, PA Pennsylvania 19344
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly 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 house by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin at the 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 then peel back a tiny area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance 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 more difficult to remove, occasionally 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 very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop 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 even bring about 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 causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.