When and how often should I have my Chimney Cleaned? Milwaukee chimneys that are used year round or seasonal will have a number of factors to determine this.
Cleaning wood-burning appliance chimneys by arbitrary rule of thumb such as "once every 60 fires in the fireplace" is better than never cleaning your
chimney, but in fact what actually determines the need for cleaning is how clean or dirty the chimney flue is.
Cleaning chimneys based on actual usage: If your
building includes a wood burning fireplace or woodstove, especially if
you burn a lot of fires, but in particular, if you are burning fires
using green wood, or slow cool fires, or worst, slow cool small fires
with green wood, you can clog up the chimney with creosote which, later
when it catches on fire, can burn the whole house down. |
Even a chimney that has not been used for a wood burning appliance can
become blocked by rodents or insects such as our hornets nest shown at
above left.
And a chimney inspection may reveal that the flue has been damaged.
If you don't already know the condition of your chimney, you should certainly take the following steps:
- Pay for a thorough chimney cleaning,
I would ask the cleaner how clean or dirty the flue actually was, especially in a building whose chimney conditions and
safety are unknown
- Pay for a thorough chimney safety and condition inspection using
a chimney scanning camera or similar device which
is basically a fisheye camera on a string. Using the this can tell
you more than just how clean the flue is, it'll tell you if it has been
damaged in some way that could make it unsafe, such as cracked or
missing flue tile liners or leaks into the interior of the building.
- Use a professional chimney sweep
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Clean Sweep Chimney Service is located in Southeastern Wisconsin and services
Milwaukee,
Waukesha,
Slinger, and the entire Southeastern Wisconsin area. If you need Chimney repair or Chimney Cleaning Call us at (414) 483-9996.
Our Website is at
http://cleansweepchimney.vpweb.com
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