Flue brush from Lowes

[joe_pinehill]

I saw this brush at Lowes. With the flexible extension , it looks reasonable to clean the flue. I thought the brush with 8 ft of flex would get the flue clean.

Anyone have one? My chimney doesnt give me the option of the leaf blower.


http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay...gId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1

 

[Mach23]

i have one, works pretty good

 

[joe_pinehill]

i have one, works pretty good

how many brush rods do you have?

 

[hossthehermit]

Looks about like the one I have, can't remember where I got it, know it wasn't Lowes, they didn't have 4" the day I needed one.

 

[Mach23]

i have one, works pretty good

how many brush rods do you have?

i have 3 of them

 

[imacman]

Consider the "Lint Eater"...it works VERY well on pellet vent pipe, and has an attachment to hook an ash vac to it while the brush is going through the pipe. Quite a few forum members have them:

www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEa...1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327166186&sr=8-1-fkmr1

 

[hossthehermit]

I push the hose from my shop vac up the pipe right behind the brush, pull it back when I pull the brush back. But I'm cheap.

 

[tony58]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

 

[hossthehermit]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

Such as........... ??

 

[fmsm]

My local Lowes sells the linteater kit in the appliance section. it is well worth it!

 

[joe_pinehill]

my stove vent has a 90 degree clean out a " Vent Adapter, 90, Cleanout" . it has a door you open to access the vent. If you know the clean out, do you think the linteater is flexible enough to go through the door and up the vent?

 

[fmsm]

Put it on a drill and it will "screw" it's way up.

 

[Defiant]

Put it on a drill and it will "screw" it's way up.

X 2 they work great !! :snake:

 

[joe_pinehill]

I guess when you use it, make sure you dont reverse your drill? could it leave half the rods and brush in the vent ? Go forward on the drill and pull it down by hand without the drill?

 

[tony58]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

Such as........... ??

I clean my dryer vent hose a couple times a year.It goes from the garage to under the house then back out thru the wall.Also I have a Cyclone Rake that I ues for leaf pick-up.I have a 15 ft hose for hard to reach places,sometimes it will clog so I use the Lint Eater to unclog the hose...

 

[dw06]

I guess when you use it, make sure you dont reverse your drill? could it leave half the rods and brush in the vent ? Go forward on the drill and pull it down by hand without the drill?

I run mine in and pull it back while still running forward run it in again then add another rod and do same till I get to top. No problem pulling it out while running, and rods really tighten to boot.
Oh did my outside from outside tee, and when you run it in and start pulling it back it really brings ash out so you might put a bucket or something to catch it.

 

[DexterDay]

X100 on Lint-eater. Works great on Pellet vent and Dryer vent.

Or look at the Soot-eater for pellet stoves. I prefer the lint-eater because of the accessories that come with it. I have a Soot-eater for the Woodstove. Works great to. Just prefer the lint-eater for pellet.

 

[PA_Clinker]

I've been thinking about getting one of these too. The one advantage I see to the "sooteater" versions are that the head looks like more of a nylon whip than the stiff bristle brush that could scratch the smooth liner. I'm concerned that after numerous cleanings, scratches will begin to catch soot and cause more buildup. Thus far, I'm just suckin' with my Toro leafblower.

 

[hossthehermit]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

Such as........... ??

I clean my dryer vent hose a couple times a year.It goes from the garage to under the house then back out thru the wall.Also I have a Cyclone Rake that I ues for leaf pick-up.I have a 15 ft hose for hard to reach places,sometimes it will clog so I use the Lint Eater to unclog the hose...

Oh, I see, sorta, I guess. My dryer don't have a vent, it's a couple of ropes strung out between some trees. And as far as leaf pickup goes, well, they fall down by themselves, then the wind blows 'em away, or not.

 

[tony58]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

Such as........... ??

I clean my dryer vent hose a couple times a year.It goes from the garage to under the house then back out thru the wall.Also I have a Cyclone Rake that I ues for leaf pick-up.I have a 15 ft hose for hard to reach places,sometimes it will clog so I use the Lint Eater to unclog the hose...

Oh, I see, sorta, I guess. My dryer don't have a vent, it's a couple of ropes strung out between some trees. And as far as leaf pickup goes, well, they fall down by themselves, then the wind blows 'em away, or not.

I'm going to try it on my next commode clog--------Eat more prunes

 

[stellep]

X 2 on the “Lint Eaterâ€...You can use it for alot of other applications...

Such as........... ??

I clean my dryer vent hose a couple times a year.It goes from the garage to under the house then back out thru the wall.Also I have a Cyclone Rake that I ues for leaf pick-up.I have a 15 ft hose for hard to reach places,sometimes it will clog so I use the Lint Eater to unclog the hose...

Oh, I see, sorta, I guess. My dryer don't have a vent, it's a couple of ropes strung out between some trees. And as far as leaf pickup goes, well, they fall down by themselves, then the wind blows 'em away, or not.

So, is this the infamous Redneck dryer?

Otherwise, I have the brush. I don't know the brand, but from Lowes. Works great on the exhaust with the drill setup!

 

[joe_pinehill]

Follow up, I went to Lowes, compared the two, the Linteater kit, and the Imperial Brush and rods. I bought the Imperial, only because the the rods seem a lot more flexible. I bought two rods, 8 ft. Cleaned the flue up to 8 feet, but I think I'll go back and buy another rod or two, my flue is about 30 ft long. Good news is not a lot of dust came out. I've been cleaning the flue regularly by banging it with a length of the vacuum wand, thought a brush would be better.

Also, at Lowes, the linteater was $42.

 

[DexterDay]

Does the liner go all the way to the top? ? Did you clean the bottom 8 ft or the top 8 ft? ?

The cap is a vital part that accumulates a lot of ash and can plug a system without you knowing. I just cleaned an insert with a 15 ft 4" liner and the accumulation was worse at the top and the cap.

I would make sure to clean the entire length of vent. Some only do it yearly. I prefer after every ton. Everyones idea of clean is different.

The rods within my Lint-eater kit are flexible enough to clean my dryer vent. Which has two 45*'s and a 90*. Does it with ease. As long as the drill is spinning, it feels like the vent has Zero bends in it.....