Hey gang,
Burning season's starting up here, and I'm already anticipating cleaning the flue in a month or two, so I'm wondering what advice you guys could offer for my slightly odd-ball flue setup.
Not being a man of great wealth, I relined my chimney myself two weeks or so ago, using a 15' length of 6' wide flexible steel piping. This takes it to around 5-6' from the top of the chimney (or rather the 8"x12" clay tile flue that the fireplace used to vent into). I know this isn't ideal, but I got the 15' length for free from a mason who does a lot of chimney relining, and beggars really can't be choosers.
Also, I 'ovalized' almost all of the liner, warping it into an oval shape slightly so that it would fit through the damper of the fireplace. In the end, I ended up removing the damper, so the ovalization wasn't needed, but it's nonetheless still there.
So, my question: How the heck do I go about cleaning this? I'm comfortable with working on a roof, so I think I can get the last 5-6 feet of the old 12x8 flue without too much trouble, but what should I put through the ovalized steel flue?
Burning season's starting up here, and I'm already anticipating cleaning the flue in a month or two, so I'm wondering what advice you guys could offer for my slightly odd-ball flue setup.
Not being a man of great wealth, I relined my chimney myself two weeks or so ago, using a 15' length of 6' wide flexible steel piping. This takes it to around 5-6' from the top of the chimney (or rather the 8"x12" clay tile flue that the fireplace used to vent into). I know this isn't ideal, but I got the 15' length for free from a mason who does a lot of chimney relining, and beggars really can't be choosers.
Also, I 'ovalized' almost all of the liner, warping it into an oval shape slightly so that it would fit through the damper of the fireplace. In the end, I ended up removing the damper, so the ovalization wasn't needed, but it's nonetheless still there.
So, my question: How the heck do I go about cleaning this? I'm comfortable with working on a roof, so I think I can get the last 5-6 feet of the old 12x8 flue without too much trouble, but what should I put through the ovalized steel flue?