
Timmonsville, SC South Carolina 29161
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined as well as swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and also seal off 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 trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start at the top of the smokeshaft 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 after that peel back a little area of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We give fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as 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 creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most reliable method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of yearly in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.