
Comstock, WI Wisconsin 54826
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and also fires yearly. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and also fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 after that peel back a little portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even 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. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It might trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most reliable way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, cracks and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept much more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.