
New Holstein, WI Wisconsin 53061
When you require your chimney swept, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will do 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 start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We provide fast and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, sometimes 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health and wellness, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates lessened air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least yearly in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.