With help from the many posts, I decided to clean my 15ft. stack myself with a new brush I got for Christmas. I burned a little towards the end of last season and since beginning of November this season. Just want to run some pics, explain what I did, and see if anyone recommends anything different or something I missed.
1. I had couldn't get the chimney cap off when on the roof so I took the cap with 3ft. section off and cleaned and removed cap on the ground.
2. Do you need the wire inside the cap? Was pretty gunky and was thinking about cutting off but I thought I ask first.
3. I ran the brush up and down the stack 4 times. It didn't seem like a whole lot of creosote?
4. I used a wire brush to clean the horizontal run from "T" to stove. Cleaned with shop vac.
5. I didn't disconnect stove and move but I did vacuum out the stove.
6. My biggest question is do I need to do anything as far as cleaning goes for air tubes on top of the stove?
1. I had couldn't get the chimney cap off when on the roof so I took the cap with 3ft. section off and cleaned and removed cap on the ground.
2. Do you need the wire inside the cap? Was pretty gunky and was thinking about cutting off but I thought I ask first.
3. I ran the brush up and down the stack 4 times. It didn't seem like a whole lot of creosote?
4. I used a wire brush to clean the horizontal run from "T" to stove. Cleaned with shop vac.
5. I didn't disconnect stove and move but I did vacuum out the stove.
6. My biggest question is do I need to do anything as far as cleaning goes for air tubes on top of the stove?