Orem, UT Utah 84057
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to accumulate 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 bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they should be swept more frequently. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.