
Chappaqua, NY New York 10514
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A chimney sweep will do a extensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and fires every year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney examined as well as swept every year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service professional will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the space, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheeting, placing an commercial vacuum hose right into the fire place, and will then tape and seal off the fireplace. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously cleaning all the surfaces. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will after that peel back a little area of the vinyl sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts offer a full range of services including sweeping. We give quick and reputable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to get rid of, occasionally 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can permit carbon monoxide to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most usual source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most effective method to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney as well as your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be inspected on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other concerns can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned once a year to keep soot from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves create even more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.