Provo, UT Utah 84604
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and also fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the room, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 little area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about 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 degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to avoid fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep residue from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.