About Power Sweeping
Why settle for the old ways of sweeping a flue? Previously a client had only two choices when thinking of having a flue swept: the brush and rod or the line and ball methods. Both methods were stuck in the past, until now. They have been proved to be less than gentle to your chimney liner and its construction. Now there is a faster, cleaner, gentler and much more effective way of sweeping: power sweeping.
The older brush and rod and the line and ball methods have drawbacks. One is the friction caused by a brush pressing against the flue, especially an old one, which can cause damage. The up and down movement of the brush has been known, as all sweeps know, to dislodge parts of the wall of an old unlined flue, possibly weakening the chimney. Power sweeping is much kinder. The power sweeper acts much like a strimmer and cuts through soot and tar. Unlike the traditional methods, it puts no pressure on the flue, so it is much better for metal liners and older flues.
Neither of the older methods of sweeping are able to remove third stage tar from the inner liner, and using a scraper to remove second degree tar is slower and unreliable. The power sweeper, in contrast, removes all three tar deposits without damage to the liner.
When sweeping a square chimney, the brush and rod or line and ball sweeps into the corners, leaving soot and tar deposits on the sides of the flue. In contrast, with power sweeping the brush head expands to suit the flue you are sweeping, and it also centres itself.
Power sweeping also removes bird nests and other blockages with greater ease than the older methods.
There are many other advantages power sweeping has over the older outdated equipment, and it gives amazing results. Power sweeping has been put through its paces by NACS, the National Association of Chimney Sweeps.
We pride ourselves on using the most efficient and up-to-date equipment. This includes our Numatic Hazardous dust vacuum designed exclusively for the chimney sweeping industry enabling a dust free clean sweep every time.
Testimonials
This is a trustworthy and reliable company I needed a birdcage placed on my chimney pot and contacted Peacock for a quote. I received a prompt and helpful reply, including a price and a picture of the product supplied. All communication was helpful and efficient, and most of all friendly. Richard and Jo arrived promptly, were polite, very friendly and highly efficient. A fantastic service from start to finish. I will definitely be using their services for our annual chimney sweep and recommending them to anyone I can.
I was not expecting the job to be completed at the first visit, but Jo managed it quickly, efficiently and with a smile. The price was very fair and we would use this company again.
A really very efficient service from Richard Peacock who was punctual, polite and did an extremely thorough job cleaning my chimney. He also pointed out a couple of very helpful safety issues. I could not fault the service in any way and I will certainly use his services again and would highly recommend him.