
Arlington, TN Tennessee 38002
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked 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 examined and also swept yearly 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 also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum pipe right into the fireplace, and will then 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 residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing 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 area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up causes lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Just how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.