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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined and also swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 tiny portion of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally requiring 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 extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely hefty, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most effective method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney and your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least annually in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep soot from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.