vendredi 20 février 2015

Prevent House Fires With A NJ Chimney Sweep

By Olivia Cross


Chimneys that are functioning properly will reduce smoke and gases in a house while enhancing the efficiency in fuel use. As you burn wood logs and other fuels, they will release by-products such as noxious gases and smoke. These gases and particulates are vented through chimneys and emitted outside. However, chimneys can clog with debris including soot, creosote, and other things. A NJ chimney sweep allows you to keep the flues free of debris.

Burning of wood releases uncombusted substances, which move updraft through flues. Some of the substances condense before they are released outside meaning they stick on walls. One risk associated with creosote is that it catches fire easily. When burning your wood, embers may fly and reach the spaces of flues where creosote has formed.

Many fires are reported in chimneys and some extend and burn the houses. Since creosote is made up of unburned energy, it means that when exposed to fire, it could still ignite and burn. It is one material that is hard to remove when it sticks on walls of chimneys. It is that substance that appears shiny and black on surfaces of flues.

When gases and smoke move updraft through chimneys, they may condense just before they are released at rooftop. When such condensation occurs, you have creosote forming. It is easy to remove and clean soot from chimneys but for creosote, you have to put a lot of effort. Creosote will not come out easily and cleaners use chemicals to try to clean it.

A number of signs will show that you need to contact a technician to clean the chimneys. If you are seeing a lot of smoke coming back to the house through the flue, then you should have the structure inspected. There might be clogging occurring inside your chimneys. Moreover, if there is soot covering your furniture and other surfaces, it could mean that creosote has built up.

Chimneys may also be blocked by debris that is brought by creatures like squirrels, raccoons, and bats. The drooping and nesting not only block the flues but also add more fuel, which when coupled with creosote, it could trigger devastating fires. To avoid too much creosote forming on chimneys walls, you can use dry wood that is about 20 percent in moisture content.

You should however, check the chimneys regularly so that you can catch the problem before it gets worse. Your burning habits will also dictate how much creosote is forming. In small scale, the creosote will not be a hazard but as it increases and forms on walls, it increases the chances of fires occurring. One problem is that you cannot do away with this flammable substance in chimneys.

Similarly, if you are seeing dark smoke constantly coming from the chimney, it may be a creosote issue. The presence of creosote can put the structure at risk as well as the home. The embers that fly from the burning wood can reach the surfaces where creosote has formed and ignite the substance. The fires will damage flue liners and weaken your chimney structure.




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