Summerville, SC South Carolina 29483
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and also swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly 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 vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases 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 becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.