Outside the city a favorite destination of many people is the bath. In the process of combustion of some materials on the walls of accumulated soot and carbon black. If the flushing bath wood or coal, the precipitate formed on the inner part of the pipe quickly enough. Against this background, the lumen of the tube is reduced, which can cause a fire. Clean flue and remove the blockage in the furnace channel in the bath in several ways.
The types of blockages in the chimney pipe
When burning wood is released carbon monoxide and smoke. Black color - the result of the appearance of soot, creosote and coal.
Pipes in the bath may become clogged for several reasons:
- the formation of soot;
- accumulation of condensate;
- foreign objects inside;
- deposition of the resin;
- accumulation of ash.
In any timber containing resin. they decompose and volatilize during heating. Subsequently deposited on the tube walls. For prolonged use of the bath deposits are laminated on each other and the probability of complete overlap of the passage opening. The layer thickness depends on how the structure surface.
The formation of fouling can affect the foul masonry chimney and defective material from which the canal is made.
Chimney pipe may become clogged with waste incineration: polyethylene bottles, plywood, wood, etc. with paint. As a result, oxide of debris will settle quickly.
From how held chimney cleaning bath will depend warming rate, activity of the products of combustion.
If you do not attempt to clean the chimney, the smoke will not be able to go outside, and hence will accumulate indoors. In the future, it may provoke choking. Over time, the walls begin to fail due to high temperature and chemical reactions. Besides may be poor traction and a large amount of ash may cause a fire or fire.
When and how often to clean the chimney
The main features which indicate that it is time to clean the chimney:
- Poor traction of kiln during firing;
- Black smoke from the tube;
- Fly out of the chimney soot flakes;
- Smoke enters the room;
- We have to open the bottom flap harder to burn firewood;
- Randomly flame attenuation;
- During firing an unpleasant odor.
If the plaque layer is sufficiently thick, then during the firing can be ignited by sparks. This may contribute to the destruction chimney system.
If a simple type of construction, the cleaning of the chimney can be done independently. Work should be carried out from the inside and the outside of the structure side.
Furnace chimney cleaned regularly every six months. However, the procedure can be carried out before, if there are specific signs of clogging.
Methods for cleaning
Depending on the length of the flue, the tube material, cleaning can be done in several ways: mechanically and chemically. There are also popular methods that were used by our ancestors. If you do the job, using one of these methods, the bath furnace will clog much less.
Clear tube can be their own hands, and in case of questions to ask for professional help.
To avoid problems in the purification of flue should consider all ways and to take into account additional factors: access to the pipe, clogging, the material from which the chimney is made.
The mechanical method
This is the easiest and most popular method of cleaning the chimney. It is important to know how you can clean the channel that does not damage the entire system.
With this method, it is desirable to evaluate how clogged and narrowed lumen. To clean in this manner should buy a special brush. Thanks to the resulting layer of soot or soot can be removed. This brush has a flexible handle that makes it possible to thoroughly clean the pipe. You can use a special flexible stick that is threaded into each other.
If a metal chimney, do not use the brush or brush with a metal base, as you may damage the structure. It is recommended to use a polymer brush, made of plastic.
When selecting a tool for cleaning it is important to match the size of the pipe. Device perform a movement upwards and downwards.
Some masters of the brush is attached at the bottom of the cargo, which is put on the cable. It is desirable to take the cable, which is intended for cleaning sewers. He turns well and does not bend. This method is used when the congestion and ruff does not go further.
Before proceeding to cleaning, please close all the holes that lead into the house. This will prevent the ingestion of soot. Open fireplace need to hang a wet cloth. Mechanical cleaning is recommended when the thickness of the soot layer is more than 1.5 mm. To be cleaned can be on their own, without involving other professionals.
The chemical method
To get rid of grime and soot can be by chemical means. Substances that Deplete the resulting fat and do not harm health.
The most popular means for removing grime and soot are:
- "Kominichek";
- "Chimney sweep";
- Antiscaling chemical composition.
It's convenient and safe means which enable clean the chimney without physical effort and cost.
In the building and hardware stores, you can find a wide variety of different tools to clean the chimney in the form of tablets, pellets, logs. The principle of operation is as follows: chemical decomposes combustion products, which prevents the formation of soot. The high temperature melt granules and secreted substance, solvent black. This takes place by catalytic reaction - soot burns without flame formation.
Means placed in a furnace and burning firewood. When too soiled, you can use several packages. Although these chemicals are harmless, but at high concentrations can be dangerous for the skin and mucous membranes. To avoid this, you do not need to remove the protective cover. After cleaning ventilate the room.
This method should not be used more than twice a month. After the heat transfer procedure and increase the solid fuel flow rate is reduced.
folk ways
One method of purification accumulated soot from the chimney is the use of aspen wood. The wood is different from other types of lack of resins and low density.
The first step is to prepare the wood. They must be clean and dry. At first light the fire with birch or other traditional timber. Then load into the furnace aspen logs. Oven door and flap to open. Wood and have much flare flame formed penetrates into the chimney. Then ignite soot in the chimney. In the process of kindling you can hear the hum of the furnace above the pipe orange smoke, and on the ground around the bath white flakes. These signs indicate that the process has reached a certain phase.
If the blockage sooty strong, then you can knock him with boiling water. Before melt furnace, it is necessary to pour from above into the pipe a few liters of hot water. Abrupt boiling growths and soften and destroy the hot combustion products. As a result of a raid will take off with the smoke.
For the purpose of preventing the formation of soot, use table salt. During the firebox need to pour a small amount of wood sodium chloride.
Effective means of soot accumulation is potato peelings and naphthalene.
Recommendation of experienced professionals
- Before proceeding to cleaning, it is necessary to cool the oven and clean the furnace and remove the valve. Work should be carried out with the use of protective equipment. During the procedure, harmful substances may scatter and fall on the mucous membranes.
- Methods of cleaning chimney pipe prophylactically desirable to combine.
- The cleansed pipe eventually black can appear again, so prevention is recommended to work at least 1-2 times a year.
- It is impossible to carry out the work in rainy and windy weather. When the thickness of a deposit of more than 2 mm will require major cleaning.
- When cleaning the chimney on the roof should prepare insuring device.
- It is recommended to prevent excessive accumulation of soot and avoid at all as the cleaning requires a lot of time and effort.
- It is undesirable to use for burning resinous species.
- If the blockage is strong, it is possible to combine the two methods: first cleaned with chemicals and then mechanically.
- When using chemicals, read the instructions. Some of them can be used in different ways, so it is important to know all the nuances: remove or not to remove the wrapper, if you need to ventilate the room, etc...
- If, during mechanical cleaning items used with the displaced center of gravity, it is likely that they will get stuck in the pipe. To remove it, you will need to completely disassemble the chimney.
The above tips useful to know not only for beginners, but experienced craftsmen.
