
Jackson Heights, NY New York 11372
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will shield the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, putting an commercial vacuum hose right into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hose pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly 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 small portion of the plastic sheeting and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The plastic sheet and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer fast and dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is more difficult to eliminate, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
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 extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is harmful in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your residence at risk of fires.
Creosote build up creates diminished air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to accumulate 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 also lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause inflamed skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer triggering).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is incredibly combustible. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to hold up against a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the very best and also most reliable way to remove creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and your residence. 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 should be cleaned depends of how often you use it as well as what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined yearly. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, fractures and various other issues can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to keep residue from developing.
Because wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.