
Jersey City, NJ New Jersey 07305
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries as well as fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will carry out a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, inserting an industrial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and seal the fireplace. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Typically they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully 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 little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast as well as reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, 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 becomes very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip as well as melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It might cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most hazardous thing about creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can promptly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and most reliable method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
Just how frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, fractures and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide to enter the residence.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fire places and stoves create more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.