Boiling Springs, SC South Carolina 29316
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, meticulously 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 after that peel back a small portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases 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 becomes extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to build up 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 even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best as well as most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.