
New Rochelle, NY New York 10801
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to eliminate any type of deposits, residue, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys create injuries and fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked as well as swept once-a-year in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and also are not advised. They will not get all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning technician will protect the inside of your residence by spreading tarps over the space, flooring, and also fireplace. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheeting, inserting an industrial vacuum 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 commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outside. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dirt later.
Next off, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Normally they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, carefully brushing 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 small area of the plastic sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and also cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists offer a complete variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it comes to be tar-like, and is harder to remove, sometimes needing the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be really hot. Hard creosote can begin to drip and melt like wax. Once the build up of creosote is really heavy, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your house at risk of fires.
Creosote accumulation causes reduced air movement and this can allow carbon monoxide gas to develop inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most unsafe thing about creosote is that it is exceptionally flammable. It's the most common source of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to endure a high level of heat, the strength of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep performed is the best and most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take fantastic care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least annually in order to protect against fires and hazardous build up.
How often a chimney must be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces ought to be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues must be cleaned once a year to keep soot from building up.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.