
Mauldin, SC South Carolina 29662
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reliable 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 at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most effective way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your house. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept a lot more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.