How do you clean the chimney from soot

We tell how to clean the chimney mechanically, chemicals and folk recipes.

There are two ways to make chimney from soot with their own hands - mechanical and chemical. In the first case, use the ERS. It is placed in the canal and remove deposits from the inner walls. Make it can not always. To the channel you need to provide access. It is desirable that he was straight. Turns, horizontal areas and a change in the section make it difficult to work, sometimes make it impossible. The second option is active reagents. They are put in the furnace fire on the burning firewood. The gas is softened by a solid precipitate. Some of it goes into a gaseous state, part crepts. This method is well suited for home prevention to avoid large blockages. With a thick layer, he will not cope. Over time, the soot merges with the inner surface, filling the microcracks and pores in the brickwork or reinforced concrete. It is manually to delete it. Folk remedies are still used. Despite its simplicity, they allow you to quickly cope with the raid.

All about self-purification of chimney from soot

Causes of blockage

How to understand that it is time to take action

Mechanical Cleaning Method: ERS and Brush

Chemical method: Active reagents

Folk remedies and their features

Causes of blockages and how to avoid them

There are only two reasons.

• Evaporation when cooking. The amount of solid precipitate depends on what is prepared in the furnace. Problems create evaporation from the boiler or grill grill. Couples saturated with food particles rises up along with smoke, gradually cooled and settles in the form of condensate. The drops penetrate the porous surface of the brick and reinforced concrete, fascinating their contents behind them. Then they pass into the gaseous state, and the precipitate remains. A certain amount of particles settles when contact with the walls.
• Sale, which is formed with the natural work of the fireplace and the gas boiler connected to the mine. Its amounts increase significantly due to the poor quality of fuel and stove faults. So that the furnace worked correctly, you need to create a normal craving. The stream strength depends on the height of the pipe and the temperature difference inside and outside the room. To understand why this is so important, you need to remember the school course of physics and chemistry. The burning is a process that cannot pass without oxygen. This gas is one of the main catalysts. The fire is fading if the stream of fresh air is to overlap it. In case of insufficient altitude or too small cross section of the channel oxygen enters weakly. In such conditions, instead of a bright flame, a slow depression occurs with the allocation of a large amount of smoke. To solve the problem, you will have to make the calculation of the chimney cross section, disassemble the design and rebuild it properly.

If the question is how to clean the chimney pipe in a private house, it arises too often, you need to look for the cause not only in a faulty hood. It should learn how to handle the hearth. The main source of pollution - soot. It is she who is the main reason that the pipes of a residential building require cleaning. Its quantity increases with the burning of polymer and wood-friendly materials containing glue - plywood, chipboard, MDF. Sauce create raw and resinous firewood. Most of the resin contain fir and pine lamps. Before using firewood, it is necessary to carefully dry. Store them better in a dry ventilated place.

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How to understand that soot accumulated on the pipe surface

It settles even with the work of the oven. Fuel quality affects only its quantity. Only preventive measures are saved from it. If they were not held for a long time, most likely managed to form a fat layer. To understand how large it is, you can crush the surface with a spatula or go with a brush.

• There is no craving in the scoring chimney. If there is a lot of smoke in the room even in winter, you need to take urgent measures. A large piece of nagar can fall into the hearth and throw in the floor of burning coals.
• Another sign is black thick smoke. In the absence of plaque, it has a light color.
• The lighter flame, the higher its temperature. In normal operation, it has a yellow color. When the thrust worsens, there is less oxygen from the room, and the flame flies. It rises not so high.
• Flip can create an unpleasant smell. Sometimes his pieces can be seen in the hearth. Gases accumulate inside the layering. One of the signs that it is time to carry out cleaning - loud cotton in chimney.

Mechanical cleaning with cable and hesh

Such measures are taken with strong clouds, as well as in the case when the cleaning has not been cleaned for a long time. The mechanical method is used once a year at the beginning of the heating season. Over the summer garbage accumulates. Basically it branches and leaves. Sometimes there are bird nests.

Tools for work

• ERS from metal or polymers - it is selected by distance between the inner walls. The tool must be 1.5-2 times wider channel cross section. The cargo suspended to it so that the device does not get stuck during the passage of complex areas. The width of the cargo is two times less than the cross section of the passage. The device is descended down on a flexible cable with a handle for rotation or a solid rope. The ERS can be made independently from a plastic bottle, making vertical cuts on it with a step 2 cm and bending them to the sides.
• Capacity for the collection of falling sage pieces - it is installed in the hearth.
• Brush on a rigid telescopic handle. It is more convenient to process the surface near the exit.
• Metal scraper.
• Vacuum cleaner or special vacuum cleaner.
• Electric lamp. Also use a light bulb on a long cord closed by a grid.

Safety regulations

Work is carried out with insurance that protects against falling from the roof. The safety rope is fixed on a reliable base, for example, on a brick tube. The railing around the perimeter of the roof will not withstand the weight of a person. Before lifting, it is impossible to take alcohol and potent medicines. Well-being should be good. If the head is spinning, there is a risk of breaking and falling.

You will need gloves, respirator and glasses - there will be plenty of dust. Shoes should not be slippery. Works are carried out in dry weather in a bright day of day. On wet roof it is easy to slip. The wind is stronger at the top. It is better to choose weak weather.

The fireplace must cool completely. From its lower part, the ashes and the remains of firewood are absorbed.

The focus is wrapped with a damp cloth so that the dust does not get into the room. Before cleaning the chimney, open the girlfriend. Infused and the firebox is tightly closed.

How to remove the soot from the surface

The thick layer is knocked down by cargo on the cable. It is necessary to act with caution so as not to damage the surface. Cargo should not be swinging. Available sites pass the scraper. Then down are immersed by the ERS. Brush remove thin layers.

Fireplace and open furnace can be passed below. The rope in this case will not be able to use. The penetration depth depends on the length of the handle.

The metal surface is round brushed. Steel and aluminum hold less soot. The surface is easy to damage, so the cargo is used only as a last resort. To rotate the brush, the electric drill is connected to it through the cable. This method is well suited for sandwich pipes.

The inserted Nagar is burned with a soldering lamp, removing the pipe. Stainless steel withstands high temperatures without deformations.

Cleaning the channel using special compositions

Moiszinous collapse is difficult to remove it difficult. It is easier to dissolve it in chemically active substances contained in special preparations. To eliminate resin deposits, it is suitable, for example, Hansa. Means should be burned in the furnace every day. After a certain period, the interval between the burning increases. Interval information is contained on the package.

The chemical method is not able to cope with a thick-eyed Nagar. It is more convenient to be mechanical, and it is easier to use it in preventive purposes. Frequently combine both methods. First, solid deposits dissolve chemistry, then when they softened, they are removed with a brush and an ears.

Means decompose long. So that they do not create odor, their residue can be removed after processing. Use them with open windows.

Possible chemicals

• "Poultryist is full" - produced in briquettes. It is placed in the fire of heated firebox. Smoke dissolves the flare. Its part turns into gas. A solid precipitate with time will squeeze from the wall and fall down.
• "Cominichek" - the tool is produced in the Czech Republic. It is a package with granules. It is put in the fire. At high temperatures, the granules are distinguished by dissolving substances. This solution is suitable for soot layer no more than 2 mm. The composition has analogues. Available powders in packages. They differ little in their characteristics.

How to clean chimneys in the furnace folk remedies

Folk recipes are less effective, but are well suited for prevention or preliminary training before mechanical influence.

• Aspen logs - they are put in a preheated focus. It is enough 1-2 lanes. Osin is lit at a higher temperature than pine, spruce or birch. Her flame burns firm sediments. The method can be used for prevention once a week.
• The shell of walnuts - acts on the same principle. It will take one three-liter shell bank.
• Stone salt - during the ignition in the hearth you need to throw 1-2 tablespoons. Salt softens solid raid, driving it.
• Naphthalene is just one small package. The focus must warm well. When combustion, naphthalene turns into light flakes that the hot flow raises up and displays out. The standby pairs create an unpleasant smell, soaking the room. The windows will need to open. Naphthalene is rarely used in fireplaces and furnaces with open tops.
• Potato cleaning - first dried them. It will take 3-5 kg. The husk contains a lot of moisture that increases its mass, so initially you have to take two times more. Drying is produced in the sun or with a heating device. The husk contains starch. It softens the flare and contributes to its detachment from the inner walls. Before cleaning the chimney with potato cleaning, the hearth does not need to warm up long. The active ingredient is highlighted at low temperature.