
Scarsdale, NY New York 10583
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, and also blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys trigger injuries as well as fires yearly. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association recommends having your chimney examined and swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and also are not suggested. They will not get all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning professional will shield the inside of your residence by spreading out tarps over the area, floor, as well as fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, placing an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal the fire place. They'll connect extension hoses and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which rests outside. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next off, they will brush the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Usually they will start at the top of the smokeshaft and work downward, thoroughly 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 portion of the vinyl sheet and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed as well as cleaned. The vinyl sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleared off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts provide a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer rapid and reliable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, downy accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is harder to remove, occasionally 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 fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes really hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is very heavy, it limits the air movement via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even quicker.
Creosote is unsafe in a number of different ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it places your residence in jeopardy of fires.
Creosote accumulation triggers diminished air flow and this can allow carbon monoxide to accumulate inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless as well as colorless gas which can cause flu-like symptoms, and can also cause death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger irritated skin and eyes, breathing troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most harmful thing about creosote is that it is extremely flammable. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to withstand a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can rapidly exceed this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep executed is the best as well as most reliable method to get rid of creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take great care of your chimney as well as your residence. We recommend that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least once a year in order to protect against fires and toxic build up.
How often a chimney needs to be cleaned depends of how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined on a yearly basis. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and various other problems can develop which can enable carbon monoxide gas to get into the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to prevent residue from developing.
Because wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept a lot more often. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.