
West Islip, NY New York 11795
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A chimney sweep will do a detailed chimney cleaning to remove any deposits, residue, creosote, and blockages from the chimney. Filthy, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys cause injuries as well as fires annually. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney checked as well as swept each year in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will carry out a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not advised. They will not remove all the soot and creosote accumulation out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the space, floor, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with plastic sheets, putting an industrial vacuum cleaner pipe into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal the fire place. They'll connect extension pipes and run them to the commercial vacuum with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will catch the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, and brushes with extension poles. Normally they will begin at the top of the chimney and work downward, very 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 then peel back a little portion of the plastic sheeting and use a range of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned off and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney experts supply a full variety of services including sweeping. We offer quick and also dependable service.
Creosote is a brownish, oily, tar-like material which develops from burning wood or coal. It begins as a loose, feathery accumulation which in the beginning can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to get rid of, 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 comes to be very hot. Hardened creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is really hefty, it limits the airflow via the chimney flue. The restricted air circulation causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is harmful in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health and wellness, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes reduced 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 trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas build up, creosote itself is poisonous. It could cause irritated skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is extremely flammable. 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 rapidly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep done is the best and most reliable way to remove creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take great care of your chimney and your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and checked at the very least once a year in order to prevent fires and toxic build up.
Just how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces should be inspected annually. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, debris, fractures and various other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide to enter the house.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned annually to keep residue from developing.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they must be swept more frequently. A good rule of thumb is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.