
Leewood, WV West Virginia 25122
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and also swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will execute 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 professional will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal 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 trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Generally they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, carefully brushing 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 plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally 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 extremely hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. As soon as 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 faster.
Creosote is harmful in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it puts your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up triggers reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and most effective means to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at least annually in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be examined annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more soot and creosote, they must be swept a lot more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.