
Corning, NY New York 14830
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to eliminate any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept every year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the room, flooring, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fire place with plastic sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum cleaner tube right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Generally they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, meticulously 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 small area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The plastic sheeting and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full range of services including sweeping. We give fast and reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it builds up more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, occasionally needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fireplace or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and harmful for your health, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers decreased air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop 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 also result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It can trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the very best and also most reliable method to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and your home. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined a minimum of once a year in order to prevent fires and harmful build up.
How frequently a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of just how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues ought to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from accumulating.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more residue and creosote, they need to be swept much more frequently. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.