
Green Bay, WI Wisconsin 54301
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not advised. They will not get 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 out tarps over the area, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum tube right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, 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 then peel back a small portion of the vinyl sheeting 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, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We offer fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
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 and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it limits the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates decreased airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide 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 bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and also most effective method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least once a year in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fire places need to be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to get into the house.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to keep soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they must be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.