
Huntingdon Valley, PA Pennsylvania 19006
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and 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 professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully 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 tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, 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 very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.