I am looking to clean my stove on my own and cleaning from the roof is not an option. Had a sweep come in with a "Viper" system and do it from the bottom this fall but it's too expensive to keep paying the sweep. I could buy a Viper system but they cost $300+. I have read on this site about cleaning using the electrical PVC pipes and the poly brush and that sounds great. My question is - has any 550 owners cleaned from the bottom up using rods or the PVC pipes? It seems between the stove sitting back 18 inches from the hearth and then the bends inside the stove (I know you have to take out the baffles and secondary pipes) that there is too much bending to work the pipes up. Also I don't have the standard Jotul pull down pin hook-up to the SS liner, it was screwed in. I don't want to pull the stove out to clean. Help. Thanks