Tips To Clean The Chimney Yourself

Chimney eases the passing away of hot gases from the cooking area or the fireplace or both out in the surroundings and keeps your house safe from any possible dangers arising from it. However, to have chimney as a safe thing in your house, you should look after it carefully and clean and maintain it after a certain time gap, otherwise it can pose a serious threat to your house.

You can easily clean the chimney in your house, all by yourself and very efficiently. But before doing it and making your hands dirty you should also keep in mind certain rules and guidelines which will keep you away from risk while cleaning it. For many, chimney cleaning has been a threatening experience, so you should keep it safe as much as possible. Following tips will help you in cleaning the chimney and provide you with a risk-free experience.

Tip no.1)Make sure that it's the right time to clean your chimney. Look for the thickness of the deposition on the inner wall of the chimney. If it's not required, no need to clean.

Tip no.2) Gather the following things before you start

a)A dry and a wet cloth. Preferably thick. b) Ladder c) Newspapers/Plastic to cover objects d) Mask e) Cap f) Long armed brush g) Broom h) dustbin i) vacuum cleaner j) high-powered flash light.

Tip no.3) Cover all the important objects close to the fireplace with newspapers or plastic to protect them from dust

Tip no.4) Start from the base of chimney. Extend your hands as much as possible to clean the chimney from inside. Make use of high power flashlight to look inside easily.

Tip no.5) Reach the damper. Clean the damper thoroughly with a brush preferably having firm bristles so it is cleaned quickly.

Tip no 6) First clean with a dry cloth and then go for a wet cloth to remove deposits that are hard to remove.

Tip no 7) If the chimney is being used after a long time make sure that obstructions in the pathway inside the chimney are removed. They may include stones/pebbles fixed in spider web. Nests, twigs, dry leaves and snow.

Tip no 8) On removal of obstructions and with help of a ladder get on to the roof top. Bend over to clean the chimney as much as possible. Avoid falling down or similar accidents.

Tip no.9) Take care that the chimney is not being used during the cleaning process as it is life threatening.

Tip no.10) When cleaning from the top make use of a vacuum cleaner. Attach a wide brush to the vacuum cleaner, it helps in cleaning a larger area at a given time.

Tip no.11) Make use of vacuum cleaner as much as possible as it helps in easy cleaning and removal of deposits which are very hard and not easily removable by hand.

There are many chimney cleaning agencies and offices which are involved in the cleaning job and they clean your chimneys perfectly as per the standards. But keeping in mind the above tips, you can save on money and instead, do the job yourself.