Camas, WA Washington 98607
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and 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 shield the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 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 moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We give quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, in some cases 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 really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas 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 build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and also most reliable way to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places must be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept more regularly. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.