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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney inspected as well as swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully brushing all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a tiny area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We offer rapid as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation 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, 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Solidified creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and unsafe for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers lessened air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is incredibly flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best as well as most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your house. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept much more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.