
Florence, SC South Carolina 29501
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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 obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and also swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise 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 exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.