I've been burning our new Jotul F100 about 2 weeks now. Haven't checked the creosote level yet.
Our double wall stove/chimney pipe goes straight up from the top of the stove through the ceiling and out the roof, no bends or angles at all.
All together we have 10 feet of chimney and 6 feet of stove pipe.
The top of our chimney is about 40" above the horizontal ridgeline of my roof and about 1 foot away. In other words I can stand on the ridge and look straight down into my chimney (once I take off the rain cap).
My roof is a 5 pitch, not steep at all, one story.
Also I never attached the bottom of my telescoping stovepipe to the Jotul flue collar with screws.
Didn't see why I should - the stovepipe isn't going to go anywhere, right? It's resting on the top of the stove, the flue collar is attached to the stove with screws, the only direction it can go is up. I liked the idea of being able to lift it up off the stove easily for inspection and cleaning, so that's how I left it.
So all in all I think I have a very easy situation for cleaning, right?
(1) With such a setup, how would a pro go about cleaning our chimney (I understand that there are different techniques)?
(2) What equipment is best? Where to buy for best price (online?)? I'm not afraid to work a little harder with a smaller investment in the tools if it is possible to still do a good job.
(3) Should I just lift the stovepipe off of the top of my stove and then slip a bucket under it to catch the creosote?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Our double wall stove/chimney pipe goes straight up from the top of the stove through the ceiling and out the roof, no bends or angles at all.
All together we have 10 feet of chimney and 6 feet of stove pipe.
The top of our chimney is about 40" above the horizontal ridgeline of my roof and about 1 foot away. In other words I can stand on the ridge and look straight down into my chimney (once I take off the rain cap).
My roof is a 5 pitch, not steep at all, one story.
Also I never attached the bottom of my telescoping stovepipe to the Jotul flue collar with screws.
Didn't see why I should - the stovepipe isn't going to go anywhere, right? It's resting on the top of the stove, the flue collar is attached to the stove with screws, the only direction it can go is up. I liked the idea of being able to lift it up off the stove easily for inspection and cleaning, so that's how I left it.
So all in all I think I have a very easy situation for cleaning, right?
(1) With such a setup, how would a pro go about cleaning our chimney (I understand that there are different techniques)?
(2) What equipment is best? Where to buy for best price (online?)? I'm not afraid to work a little harder with a smaller investment in the tools if it is possible to still do a good job.
(3) Should I just lift the stovepipe off of the top of my stove and then slip a bucket under it to catch the creosote?
Any advice would be much appreciated.