
Monmouth Junction, NJ New Jersey 08852
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to remove any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires yearly. 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 protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, carefully cleaning 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 sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists provide a full range of services including sweeping. We give rapid and also trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote hardens.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes very hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health and wellness, and it places your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers lessened air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most dangerous aspect of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most typical cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable means to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your home. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least yearly in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept much more frequently. A good guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.