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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney inspected and also swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, carefully 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, 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 becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most effective way to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be inspected yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to keep soot from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.