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31 January 2015

Reasons For Chimney Cleaning Minneapolis

By Ines Flores


The use of firewood or charcoal has been used over the years for cooking and burning things. But their use brings about smoke which is very irritating and uncomfortable. That is why developers have brought in cooking gases and other smokeless equipments for easy use. But some people still prefer the traditional way of using firewood and charcoal and it is because of this that developers saw there was a need to create something that would prevent a room to be too smoky. And they came up with the smoke stack which saw the reasons for chimney cleaning Minneapolis.

A chimney is a vertical pipe that is used to pass smoke. Its made of bricks or metal. Chimney cleaning is the process of ensuring the vertical pipe is spotless and free from dirt. The person who cleans this vertical pipe for passing smoke is known as a chimney sweep.

A chimney is known to have the following parts; a crown/mortar crown, smoke chamber, flue, hearth, ash dump and smoke self. The mortar crown is used to cover air space of the outer walls. This flue is known to be a passage that air and smoke passes. The soot chamber is normally placed below the flue. Smoke shelf is usually located between the firebox and the smoke chamber while the ash dump is below the fireplace.

To ensure that this vertical pipe that is used to pass smoke is clean one should do the following things. At first one should inspect whether the soot stack needs to be cleaned or not- this can be done by using a flashlight to see clearly. The person should also look with a flashlight if there are any birds or squirrels living there, if there are any they should be removed immediately.

The other step is to measure the flue- measure the top, bottom and sides this is to ensure that you will buy tools that will reach all the dusty areas without much struggle. Another step is to buy the required tools for cleaning these are a chimney brush, a ladder, dust mask, and a stiff wire. And finally the person cleaning should wear appropriate clothes to avoid getting messy.

A soot stack or a chimney is important as it helps in ventilating the room by removing undesired air and it also helps in keeping the room where fire has been lit warm over a long period of time.

Usually a this flue should be cleaned just once in a year unless it is used many times or if there might be animals living in it. Its important to chose a place where the cleft will be built in the house because it cannot be just anywhere and if there are two in the house they should each be lit at turn not at the same time.

Since chimney cleaning is done only once in a year, it is an obvious thing to see companies that of these cleaning services offering their services at a very high fee that is why its important to know how to clean it yourself to save the extra cost.




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