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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and 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 yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation 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 space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very 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 then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even 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 begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house 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 accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of annually in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.