
Blythewood, SC South Carolina 29016
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously cleaning 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 portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.