I'm trying to clean my chimney for the first time. It's been burned for 2 winters since being installed.
Question is, what's the best way to clean it.
Here is what I am dealing with. Hearthstone heritage. Single wall pipe from stove to living room ceiling (that I will remove to clean) From the living room ceiling up....Running through the attic in my ranch house.
stainless double wall 6 inch pipe. It's 4 feet, then 30 degree elbow, 1 foot, 30 degree elbow. then 4 feet or so to the cap(don't remember exactly).
I tried going into the attic and separating the top pipe from the top elbow but couldn't seem to twist it off, I don't recall if these were made to separate or not.
I was thinking of just getting a flexible rod and jamb the brush as far as I could get into the bottom elbow from living room ceiling and into the top elbow from the roof.
Figuring on putting the rod inside a garbage bag and trying to hold it while I run the brush up. Trying to keep crap from falling in the house.
I wasn't sure if the brush on a flex rod would make the bend or if it would get stuck.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Nick
Question is, what's the best way to clean it.
Here is what I am dealing with. Hearthstone heritage. Single wall pipe from stove to living room ceiling (that I will remove to clean) From the living room ceiling up....Running through the attic in my ranch house.
stainless double wall 6 inch pipe. It's 4 feet, then 30 degree elbow, 1 foot, 30 degree elbow. then 4 feet or so to the cap(don't remember exactly).
I tried going into the attic and separating the top pipe from the top elbow but couldn't seem to twist it off, I don't recall if these were made to separate or not.
I was thinking of just getting a flexible rod and jamb the brush as far as I could get into the bottom elbow from living room ceiling and into the top elbow from the roof.
Figuring on putting the rod inside a garbage bag and trying to hold it while I run the brush up. Trying to keep crap from falling in the house.
I wasn't sure if the brush on a flex rod would make the bend or if it would get stuck.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Nick