Any engineer will tell you that the chimney is a structure that requires constant attention and care. According to statistics, most fires occur precisely because the owners were negligent to the chimney. It is important to understand that the furnace chimney and fireplace chimney have different designs and require different levels of attention.
What these structures have in common is that condensation in the form of a weak oxygen solution appears in the chimney when using both the stove and the fireplace. It can form due to not regular use of the heating structure or with a sharp difference in temperature inside and outside the chimney. Water vapor during combustion cools, and then settle in tiny droplets on the inner walls of the chimney. After a certain time, the bricks, of which the chimney is built, are saturated with this moisture, which leads to the destruction of the structure and the early appearance of tarry deposits on the walls of the furnace. Also, condensation significantly weakens the draft, so you can feel the unpleasant smell of burning in the room. Among other things, it is because of condensation soot is formed, which can clog cracks and crevices inside the chimney.
However, despite the dangers of condensation, soot still remains at the top of the list of enemies of chimneys. Since the combustion temperature of soot is very high, a chimney that cannot withstand such temperatures will sooner or later collapse. In addition, for this reason heated surfaces adjacent to the chimney, and subsequently a fire occurs, and in the presence of cracks in the chimney, the possibility of such an outcome is increased several times.
For this reason, the experts from the company Aercaste in Nikolaev strongly recommend regular cleaning of chimneys with the use of specialized equipment. On the timing of cleaning flues experts say that should be based on the factor of using the stove equipment. With regular use, you should do it every month, with irregular yearly.
When performing chimney cleaning, the initial step will be to inspect the structure to locate debris or cracks. Video equipment may be used for this purpose in some cases. If the inspection confirms the satisfactory condition of the chimney, it is sufficient to burn aspen wood treated with specialized chemicals. In this way it is possible to achieve the desired temperature and in conjunction with the chemicals to dry and burn the tar and soot of the chimney. In addition, in some cases newer developments are used.
If the condition of the chimney leaves much to be desired or the level of soot is quite high, then the cleaning is done manually. To do this, professionals need a variety of tools, including ropes, ruffs and weights.
Also in the chimney during the inspection is quite possible to find a blockage or a foreign object. In this case, the weight is used to pierce this blockage. That is, the weight is lowered with the application of force on a rope in the chimney and from the blow the blockage must fall through. Otherwise, you will have to dismantle the wall to remove the rubble manually.
For the stovepipe, on the other hand, the chimney has manholes for cleaning, so when cleaning a stovepipe, a rod is used that is able to increase in length. In this case, the reason for cleaning chimneys in the use of wood of different origin. Thus there is a strong greasing of the chimney, which often leads to disassembly or partial disassembly of the furnace equipment.
Today, the chemical method of cleaning the chimney of the furnace is especially popular. This method of cleaning is a gentle way of cleaning, that is, it does not harm the walls of the chimney, which allows it to operate much longer. In addition, after dry cleaning on the inside walls of the chimney is a special protective layer, which prevents the formation of soot on the walls for some time. Specialists from Aercaste for dry cleaning use a variety of liquid or powder chemicals that are used on a hot fireplace. The substances eventually release a special gas that causes the soot itself to fall off.
A chimney sweep for chimney cleaning will come to your address, after you call and order from Aercaste