
Park City, UT Utah 84098
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney inspected and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the chimney 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 then peel back a tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins 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 harder to eliminate, occasionally requiring 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 extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the airflow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates lessened airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as 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 can cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.