
Sayville, NY New York 11782
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A chimney sweep will do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any deposits, soot, creosote, and obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and obstructed chimneys cause injuries and fires annually. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are really not effective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your house by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum pipe into the fire place, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension rods. Typically they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, thoroughly cleaning 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 little portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our expert chimney experts offer a full variety of services including sweeping. We provide quick as well as trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it becomes tar-like, and is harder to eliminate, 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 fireplace or wood stove, the smoke comes to be extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and also melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to accumulate even quicker.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and dangerous for your health, and it places your house in danger of fires.
Creosote accumulation creates reduced airflow and this can enable carbon monoxide gas to accumulate inside your residence while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can even lead to death.
Besides the carbon monoxide build up, creosote itself is toxic. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, breathing problems, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most dangerous 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 carried out is the best and also most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your residence. We advise that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least annually in order to avoid fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it as well as what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places should be checked annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, cracks and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to enter into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from developing.
Since wood burning fireplaces and stoves develop even more residue and creosote, they must be swept a lot more regularly. A great general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.