This trick is basically for cleaning the pipe and
works especially well on a vertical length:
Take a small ballpeen hammer and tap the pipe
about a dozen times above your cleanout T.
Now ya don't need to smack it so hard that
you leave a mark, just some good firm taps
and be prepared because loads of ash will drop.
I usually remove the cleanout T cap, position the
vac nozzle underneath, then start tapping on as much of
the vertical vent as you can reach. Follow up by running
a brush up the vent a few times, but the tapping easily removes
80% of the crud.
I've got 15 ft of vertical pipe running up inside the chimney
and this method works awesome. Been cleaning it this way
since day one.
works especially well on a vertical length:
Take a small ballpeen hammer and tap the pipe
about a dozen times above your cleanout T.
Now ya don't need to smack it so hard that
you leave a mark, just some good firm taps
and be prepared because loads of ash will drop.
I usually remove the cleanout T cap, position the
vac nozzle underneath, then start tapping on as much of
the vertical vent as you can reach. Follow up by running
a brush up the vent a few times, but the tapping easily removes
80% of the crud.
I've got 15 ft of vertical pipe running up inside the chimney
and this method works awesome. Been cleaning it this way
since day one.