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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 small portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
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. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your house in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least yearly in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.