
Long Beach, NY New York 11561
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, soot, creosote, as well as blockages from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept each year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the space, floor, as well as hearth. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, placing an commercial vacuum pipe right into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal off 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 soot, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Usually they will begin at the top of the chimney 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 after that peel back a small area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleared off and put away.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also reputable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, downy accumulation which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to remove, in some cases needing 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip and also melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote build up triggers reduced air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your house 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 build up, creosote itself is toxic. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably flammable. It's the most typical source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can rapidly surpass this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best as well as most effective method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take wonderful care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and harmful build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other issues can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to enter into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned annually to prevent soot from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves create more soot and creosote, they must be swept more regularly. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.