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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also obstructions 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 inspected and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum hose into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will start on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, very carefully 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 portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally 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 comes to be really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. Once 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 unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote build up triggers decreased airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more regularly. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.