
Camden, SC South Carolina 29020
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not advised. 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 tarps over the area, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. 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 area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be 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 hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places ought to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they must be swept more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.