
Greenacres, WA Washington 99016
When you need your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum hose pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, 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 much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best and most reliable means to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your home. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places should be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more frequently. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.