
Maidsville, WV West Virginia 26541
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the area, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will begin at the 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 small area of the vinyl sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney experts provide a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reliable 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 in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a couple of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it places your home in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes lessened air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. 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 executed is the best and most reliable method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to prevent fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces need to be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can permit carbon monoxide to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from building up.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they should be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.