Chimney and Dryer Vent Cleaning / Sweeping

Keeping your home safe is of importance to us! Regular cleanings are a crucial part of this.

Chimneys are a wonderful source of warmth, and they emit that traditional homey feeling. They also serve as a reliable backup heating source. In order to ensure their safety and readiness for use year-round, you must keep on top of both chimney and dryer vent cleanings.

The Chimney Scientists clean wood-burning fireplaces, oil furnaces, gas appliances, and more. We utilize ChimScan professional cameras and other high-end technologies, such as drones, to undertake both an external and internal inspection of your chimney. This is to ensure our team has done an absolutely thorough job, and we will then share the photos with you afterward.

To learn more about the ins and outs of chimney sweeping and vent dryer cleaning, please look below!

Chimney Sweeping

Without proper chimney maintenance, fireplaces and woodstoves are likely to be dangerous because they can either cause fires or release toxic gases into your living area. Likewise, when tar and soot from wood and fuel-burning build up in your chimney, they must be removed.

In turn, a regular chimney sweeping, or cleaning, in your home, apartment complex, or condo will help prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as unintended house and chimney fires.

While more chimney cleaning products appear on the market every year, there is no real replacement for a quality, professional chimney sweeping. We highly recommend that every household have a chimney cleaning from a certified chimney specialist.

Our highly trained, experienced, and CSIA-certified technicians can expertly sweep your chimney, addressing any issues that are found and leaving your fireplace system ready to use for the rest of the year!

Dryer Vent Cleaning

Over time, lint will stick to your dryer vent and ducts, causing a restricted airflow. Lint-clogged vents and ducts can be extremely hazardous and are one of the leading causes of dryer fires.

This is because lint is extremely flammable. Once the dryer gets hot enough, it can ignite the lint and cause a fire. Clogged vents and ducts also require the dryer to work harder, therefore using more electricity and wasting money.

Dryer vent and duct cleaning reduce the risk of dryer fires, saving lives! Beyond that, it also reduces the consumption of electricity, saving you money.

$239 Wood Burning Fireplace Cleaning

It is essential to have your wood-burning fireplace and chimney cleaned and inspected by a certified sweep at least once a year, at the end of the burning season, or more often if you notice creosote and soot build-up over 1/8-inch on the inside of your chimney.
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$269 Wood Burning Insert/Stove Cleaning

Indoor wood-burning stoves are often made from cast iron, which contains your fire and provides heat inside safely. Ash builds up during use, and the interior becomes coated from the smoke. It is important to regularly clean your wood-burning stove, both to ensure your safety and also to keep it operating effectively.
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$239 Oil Furnace/Boiler Flue Cleaning

During the winter months especially, oil-fired appliances are subject to long-running cycles. These extended run times produce oil soot that may then adhere to the sides of your chimney. Eventually, the soot will fall to the base of your masonry chimney or directly into the top of your oil-fired appliance.
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$239 Gas Furnace/Boiler Flue Cleaning

The Chimney Scientists also offer Gas Furnace / Boiler Flue cleanings. This is a preventative maintenance step to keep your appliance operating effectively. An unclean furnace will burn more fuel and will generally be less efficient.
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$239 Gas Logs Flue Cleaning

Most homeowners are aware of the need for chimney cleanings and inspections, if they own a wood-burning stove or regularly use their fireplace. However, many don’t realize that a gas-heating appliance (i.e. a furnace, boiler or even a hot water heater) also depend on the chimney for proper venting of the exhaust.
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$239 Gas Insert Flue Cleaning

It is important that a certified chimney sweep check that your chimney system is working properly, in particular the flue. We will be able to check for excessive moisture or any potential issues with the draft of your appliance.
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$299 Level 2 Inspection with Cleaning (if you live in North, South, West, or Center city, it is $359)

We thoroughly inspect and write a report onsite identifying any problems and aspects of your chimney with a video camera (level 2) before issuing any estimates. The process takes about 1-2 hours. The report includes not only pictures of your chimney identifying the issues and how to fix them, it includes diagrams and illustrations of a chimney’s composition, to get a better understanding of how they work and how they are constructed.
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$162 Inspection Instead of Estimate* if you live in North, South, West, or Center city, it is $229

We thoroughly inspect and write a report onsite identifying any problems and aspects of your chimney with a video camera (level 2) before issuing any estimates. The process takes about 1-2 hours per chimney. It leaves the customer with thorough documentation that helps convey both the problems and solutions are to another decision maker in the home.
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$299 Gas Fireplace Diagnostic Inspection & Tune-Up

Having your gas fireplace regularly inspected and tuned up ensures safe and efficient operation. The Chimney Scientists are readily-equipped to inspect and clean your gas fireplace to ensure proper functionality.
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