
Cape May Court House, NJ New Jersey 08210
When you need your chimney swept, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including sweeping, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked and also swept once-a-year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum cleaner hose pipe right into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hose pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly brushing all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a tiny portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We provide fast as well as dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hardened creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished airflow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous feature of creosote is that it is exceptionally combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most effective way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and toxic build up.
Exactly how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of exactly how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces need to be checked on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.