Massapequa, NY New York 11758
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A chimney sweep will do a complete chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, soot, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept once a year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service specialist will do a complete cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning professional will protect the inside of your home by spreading out tarps over the area, flooring, and also hearth. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an industrial vacuum hose into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fireplace. They'll attach extension pipes and run them to the industrial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next off, they will brush the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension rods. Generally they will begin on top of the smokeshaft 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 then peel back a tiny portion of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney specialists supply a complete variety of services including sweeping. We give rapid and dependable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates much more, it becomes tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, sometimes 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 becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it restricts the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes diminished air movement and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It can cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing issues, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful aspect of creosote is that it is unbelievably combustible. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can quickly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the very best and also most effective means to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least yearly in order to avoid fires and hazardous build up.
How frequently a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places need to be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to enter the home.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned once a year to prevent soot from building up.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they ought to be swept much more often. A great rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.