
Southampton, PA Pennsylvania 18966
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries and fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected as well as swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not recommended. 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 shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the smokeshaft 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 after that peel back a tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once a year in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.