Murrells Inlet, SC South Carolina 29576
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 then peel back a tiny area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes requiring 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 becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent residue from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.