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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages 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 recommends having your chimney inspected and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really ineffective and are not suggested. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning service technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum cleaner pipe right into the fireplace, and will after that tape and also seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 little portion of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes 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 becomes really hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is really heavy, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your home in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best as well as most reliable means to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
Exactly how often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.