Quality chimney sweep

[U&A]

Looking for opinions on a quality product to clean my chimney. My stove pipe go straight up, no bends. About 13’ tall. I can just pull the secondary burn chamber out of my pacific energy summit to catch everything that falls straight down.

Thanks for the opinions


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[cuinrearview]

If you can access the top get a brush and poles and do it yourself. I found that stuff at a yard sale for $5. I hired a sweep once and after I watched I just did it myself. Not much to sweep out with an EPA stove and good wood anyway.

 

[cuinrearview]

Sorry, I misunderstood your question. You need a brush the appropriate size for your chimney, 13 feet of fiberglass pole sections, a soft bristle hand brush, and a coffee can.

 

[sb47]

Yep, I just run a simple stove pipe brush a few times up and down the pipe and all done. Very simple and easy to do. You can go from the bottom up or top down, witch ever is easier. You'll need a shop vac to clean up the mess. A wire brush does a very good job.

 

[U&A]

Thanks guys. I guess i worded my question incorrectly. Im more interested in guidance on brands of brushes to choose or stay away from.



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[cuinrearview]

Thanks guys. I guess i worded my question incorrectly. Im more interested in guidance on brands of brushes to choose or stay away from.


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[U&A]

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Understood,

Just thought I’d ask before I get a new one. With all the Chinese made garbage in this country I figured it was worth asking.


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[cuinrearview]

Understood,

Just thought I’d ask before I get a new one. With all the Chinese made garbage in this country I figured it was worth asking.


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I dont think they've entered the chimney brush market yet. Good luck in your search!

 

[sb47]

I use mine all of once a year and it only takes a few passes to get it clean. If you use it like me, I don't think you'll be wearing one out any time soon. Your more apt to loose it then wear it out.

 

[kevin j]

I got a wire chimney brush somewhere that had a 1/4 or 3/8 NPT thread. I just welded a coupler to a bolt and it threads onto the end of the aluminum snap together poles from the roof snow rake. One less set of poles to store.

 

[muddstopper]

My chimney is square clay type flue liner. Those round brushes dont do a thing for cleaning. I have a 30ft telescopeing pole and I made a piece of flat plate that will just fit down the flue liner I screw on the pole. Stove is in basement I start at the top and just let the flat plate scrape the sides of the flue as it goes down. One pass down and back out and I am done. Scoop the cresote up into a bucket and carry out. I keep the cleanout door closed until I am ready to scoop out the mess, this way, none of that black junk leaks onto the floor.

 

[Erik B]

With the new liners out there, they do not recommend a wire brush. You should use a poly brush on the new liners.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I've had good luck with the Soot Eater. Been using it for 7 or 8 years now. Can use weedwacker string to replace the worn out "bristles", doesn't need to be anything special.

 

[Little Al]

My chimney is square clay type flue liner. Those round brushes dont do a thing for cleaning. I have a 30ft telescopeing pole and I made a piece of flat plate that will just fit down the flue liner I screw on the pole. Stove is in basement I start at the top and just let the flat plate scrape the sides of the flue as it goes down. One pass down and back out and I am done. Scoop the cresote up into a bucket and carry out. I keep the cleanout door closed until I am ready to scoop out the mess, this way, none of that black junk leaks onto the floor.

No idea if available in the US but we can buy square shape brushes in both wire & plastic if you can sweep top down you can do it with flex wire, weight, & brush, dropped down chimney & worked up & down in sections of 2/3 ft

 

[Mustang71]

I dont think you can get a bad brush. I'd stay away from wire brushes. When I clean my triple wall stainless chimney one brush up and down is usually enough to clean it with a plastic brush. I have 20 feet of poles. I never had a chimney sweep, there was a brush when I moved in and I tried it and it worked great.

I just cleaned mine Saturday and replaced some elbows as a precaution.

 

[sirbuildalot]

For my clay lined chimney I personally found that the thin fiberglass poles bend too easily. I made some poles out of regular 1/2" steel pipe and it almost "cleans itself". Pulling them back up is tougher than the fiberglass, but not too bad. I like Muddstopper's idea. I may make a rectangle out of plywood that's 1/4 inch smaller all the way around than the inside of the flue.

 

[muddstopper]

Found you a quality chimney sweeper.

 

[muddstopper]

For my clay lined chimney I personally found that the thin fiberglass poles bend too easily. I made some poles out of regular 1/2" steel pipe and it almost "cleans itself". Pulling them back up is tougher than the fiberglass, but not too bad. I like Muddstopper's idea. I may make a rectangle out of plywood that's 1/4 inch smaller all the way around than the inside of the flue.

if your clay tiles are cemented together, you need too leave a little space to clear the joints. If your scraper is to big, it will hangup on the joints.