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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a complete range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes decreased air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best as well as most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked a minimum of annually in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.