
Timmonsville, SC South Carolina 29161
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and swept annually in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously cleaning 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 little portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up 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 eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most reliable way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Just how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.