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Gas Flue
Oil Flue
Factory Built
Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. Quite often, the flue gas refers to the combustion exhaust gas produced at power plants.
During the winter, oil-fired appliances run times produce oil soot that may adhere to the sides of the chimney and eventually fall to the base of a masonry chimney The build-up produces carbon monoxide (a tasteless, odorless, poisonous gas).
Unlike traditional, factory-built fireplaces are made of metal and may use a combination of insulated walls, glass doors, air-cooled pipe and blowers to circulate the heat produced by the fire. Annual inspection and sweeping, when required, of your fireplace and chimney is recommended.
Fireplace Insert
Free-standing
(Rotary) Glazed Creosote
You may not realize how important it is for your home to have an annual chimney cleaning. Although chimneys are designed to safely contain a fire, they are also the source of a deadly buildup of creosote. This substance, if it builds up in sufficient quantities, can cause an extremely destructive chimney fire. The only way to prevent this from happening is an extensive chimney cleaning.
And even more dangerous than a chimney fire is carbon monoxide poisoning. Every year tens of thousands of cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning are reported, and tens of thousands more go unreported. CO poisoning kills hundreds every year and costs billions in sickness and lost productivity. And heating appliances – gas, oil and wood alike – are big contributors to those statistics. A blocked or poorly vented gas flue won’t catch fire, but it may kill you anyway.
For safety’s sake be sure to have your chimney cleaned once a year to prevent CO poisoning or fires resulting from creosote. The only problem is the fact that servicing your chimney is not an easy task. Chimney cleaning is extremely dirty and labor intensive, and many folks simply don’t have the time, energy, tools, or experience to get this dirty job done and done right.
When it comes to choosing the perfect chimney sweep for the job, look to Beltway Chimney Restoration, LLC for all your needs in the Metropolitan area. Certified and experienced, ensuring customer satisfaction with each service request.
Unlike traditional, factory-built fireplaces are made of metal and may use a combination of insulated walls, glass doors, air-cooled pipe and blowers to circulate the heat produced by the fire. Annual inspection and sweeping, when required, of your fireplace and chimney is recommended.
A dirty stove will make your room messy and dirty from ash so you will want to clean it on a regular basis, such as once a month or every two weeks, it’s up to you. A clean wood stove will burn more efficiently and will be safer to operate.
Liquid creosote can and does go through the joints and/or cracks and accumulates outside of the flue tile. This is a very serious problem because in a chimney fire this creosote ignites as well and becomes a slow-burning creosote fire not contained inside of a liner. A house fire becomes a much greater possibility.
Prompt, polite, and finished the job in a timely manner. I would recommend to family and friends.
Sonya Owens, Clinton, MD
Although , We had to pay more than estimated due to major damage found while cleaning the chimney. It put me and my family at ease after he explained how the house could have caught fire as well as the high levels of carbon dioxide that were seeping into the home.
Thank You Beltway Chimney Restoration!!
The Buckman Family, Washington, DC
WELCOME
When most people think of chimneys, they think of fireplaces. Memories of cold winter evenings, relaxed and cozy in front of a crackling fire are hard to beat, and the ability of an open fire to soothe the wild beast within us all is legendary. Since the dawn of time, humans have gathered around the open fire for a sense of safety and community, and the fireplace is still the focus of family living in many homes, especially around the holidays. But in spite of all the glowing aesthetics, there are some practical considerations. When you're dealing with an element as capricious and potentially dangerous as fire, knowledge really is power!!!!!!