
Pelzer, SC South Carolina 29669
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do 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 residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum tube right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes 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.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and reputable 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 initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes needing 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned annually to keep soot from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more regularly. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.