Chimney Cleaning Does Not Have To Be Hard

By Kimberly Davis


Ensuring a fire system is clean is an easy way to prevent fire disaster in a home. Performing this activity more often guarantees the best results from a fire place. In addition to the best results from a fireplace, it maintains the area and keeps the home safe and durable. The process requires some considerations. Below are some of the guidelines in chimney cleaning.

Being a complex activity to conduct, home owners can decide to do it on their own or hire qualified cleaners to do the job. In the case where the owner is to conduct the activity, it is advisable for one to do some research to identify and get the required tools for the job and know the best procedure to do the work. With the professionals, the work will be done with all the considerations in place.

To clean a fireplace, there are specialized tools for the procedures. The tools that are required to clean the place are flexible rods to reach the exhaust area, a wire or poly brush for scrubbing, ropes, covering cloths and collecting buckets or dustbins. The other tools required are the ones to protect the person doing the cleaning. They include; a helmet, hand gloves, and masks. They protect from the rough surfaces, falling debris and dust particles.

There are several available ways for the procedure. The most used are top to bottom which is executed with a flexible rod, bottom to top done using a rope, dual line method is done with both a rope and a flexible rod and the weight method done with a rope. The method used will be determined by the size of the fireplace and the materials or tools available for the process.

The passage way of the smoke is the largest surface area in a fireplace, and it is the hardest to reach since it is the space in the walls. It is the first area to be cleaned due to the area it covers and the hardness of the accessibility. It produces more dirt when brushed upon hence the first to be cleaned to avoid collecting of dirt after the other parts are clean.

After the smoke passage is cleaned, the fire place too should be checked. The grills that hold the fire wood and the ash should be cleaned. This will allow checking for the weakness in the area and if any replacements are required. Collecting the ash will ensure that there is enough space for the fire wood and area for the fire to light at.

Taking the precautions before and during the process will ensure the person cleaning is safe and the furniture is protected from the dust. Putting on the cleaning gear and covering the furniture near the area will ensure are most important precautions to note.

A clean fire place will reduce fire accidents and keep a home safe. With above guidelines, the fire place will be a comfortable area in a home setup.




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