
East Bank, WV West Virginia 25067
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept annually in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will carry out a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually 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 protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the area, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheeting, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fireplace. 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 dust later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, 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 tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
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Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material 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 more, it becomes 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 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 extremely heavy, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to build up inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most effective means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected a minimum of once a year in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Just how often a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned annually to keep residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept more frequently. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.