
Pleasant Prairie, WI Wisconsin 53158
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept once a year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service professional will execute a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 little portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete range of services including sweeping. We give rapid as well as reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases needing 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide 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 can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and also most effective means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent soot from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.