
Eagle River, WI Wisconsin 54521
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and ready to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning service technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the area, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum tube right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully cleaning 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 tiny portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance 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 builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, in some cases 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 extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates diminished airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and most reliable means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they ought to be swept more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.