Pristine Chimney Cleaning
Cleaning your chimney is routine maintenance for any operating chimney, it's main purpose is to prevent chimney fires which cause costly damage to the inside of the chimney and fireplace.
Last year over 13,000 fires could have been prevented from a simple chimney sweep and inspection
What is creosote and why is it dangerous?
Creosote comes from smoke. It is released by the fire in your fireplace. Flue gas consists of steam and unburned carbon by-products "creosote".
As the smoke travels up the relatively cool chimney, it condenses, like shower steam on a cold mirror. The cool surface temperature of the flue causes the creosote particles in the warm smoke to solidify. Leaving a very flammable and unstable coating inside your chimney. The only way to remove this danger is by having your chimney swept with a special brush.
There are three different stages of Creosote
 Fine black dust called soot
Porous, Loose and Crunchy
Glaze: tar-like; drippy and sticky when warm but hardens when cool
All forms of creosote can occur in one chimney system. Whatever form it takes, creosote is highly combustible. If it builds up in sufficient quantities - and ignites inside the chimney flue: the result is a volcanic chimney fire. This can all be prevented by a simple chimney sweep to remove the dangerous creosote.
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