Since I had to seal the cap on the bottom of my exhaust vent Tee (because it was leaking some exhaust), I'm thinking I may try this method of cleaning the pipe at the end of the season so I don't have to cut into and remove the high-temp silicone on the end cap...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLRfu4WNaR8&feature=player_embedded
Only drawback of the "leaf blower" method is that any potential creosote build-up would still remain (though I've heard that creosote build-up in pellet stoves is not much of an issue), but for getting ash or soot out of the vent pipe, this seems a lot easier and faster than using a brush. My exhaust vent pipe has an elbow and is roughly 8 ft. in length, so that alone would make it more difficult to clean.
Any of you guys have any innovative methods of cleaning your pellet vent pipes?
[edited because someone had the mistaken idea that I posted a link for marketing purposes]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLRfu4WNaR8&feature=player_embedded
Only drawback of the "leaf blower" method is that any potential creosote build-up would still remain (though I've heard that creosote build-up in pellet stoves is not much of an issue), but for getting ash or soot out of the vent pipe, this seems a lot easier and faster than using a brush. My exhaust vent pipe has an elbow and is roughly 8 ft. in length, so that alone would make it more difficult to clean.
Any of you guys have any innovative methods of cleaning your pellet vent pipes?
[edited because someone had the mistaken idea that I posted a link for marketing purposes]