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Chimney Inspection
The best way to manage chimney fire is to inspect your chimney regularly. Generally, homeowners opt to have an annual chimney inspection. These inspections cover areas such as the fireplace, heating venting systems, furnace flues, chimney, and stove systems. More importantly, chimney inspection helps you as a homeowner to decide when to clean your chimney. It's also a good way to expose smaller risks that require just a bit of chimney repair services before they escalate further.
When You Should Inspect Your Chimney
We have established the need for an annual chimney inspection. However, there are a few more occasions when you should check your chimney flue. These conditions include:
- Performance glitches in your chimney and the overall heating system
- A recently acquired home
- An upgraded heating system
- An abandoned fireplace
Chimney Cleaning
According to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), a fireplace is due for clean-up when there is a 1/8” soot build-up in its chimney and flue system. Nevertheless, if there is any observable glaze in the flue system, you must clean-up even if the soot build-up is lesser than 1/8”.
When To Clean Your Chimney
Ideally, both chimney inspection and chimney cleaning is best scheduled at the beginning of burning seasons in the spring, summer, and early fall. Simply put, your chimney should be inspected and cleaned if found with issues at the start of a new season. But, there are a few other conditions that will necessitate a chimney sweep. These conditions include:
When To Clean Your Chimney
Ideally, both chimney inspection and chimney cleaning is best scheduled at the beginning of burning seasons in the spring, summer, and early fall. Simply put, your chimney should be inspected and cleaned if found with issues at the start of a new season. But, there are a few other conditions that will necessitate a chimney sweep. These conditions include:
- A damper in bad condition
- Build up of smoke when burning wood
- Greasy black soot in your chimney
- Perceiving a strong odor from your fireplace
- Poorly-burning fires
What Happens When Your Chimney is Not Inspected and Cleaned?
- Chimney fire
- Difficulties in breathing
- Risk of losing your properties
- Loss of money
Contact Vancouver Chimney Sweep today for a free quote on chimney cleaning, fireplace repair, air duct cleaning, dryer vent cleaning, or any other service! Let us know how we can help!