Well, the time has come to start thinking of starting up the stove and I found myself outside staring at the top of the chimney cap on a nice 60 degree wind free sunny day.... I went and grabbed a brush and a friend and we decided to clean the chimney liner ourselves and save $150. It went very well.. The only thing I found was that a 6" poly chimney brush does not like to fit inside a 6" stainless flexible liner... So I found a 5" one that worked great. Got a ton of debris down in the stove... Last year was the first year I started burning and I started after Christmas time. I know now that I was using very unseasoned wood and had a ton of cold starts. The chimney is now clean and I'm sitting in front of a nice warm fire right now keeping the chill out of the air.
Cleaned the Chimney myself this year...
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corey21
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I'm sipping on an ice cold diet coke right now.... Just got back from the honeymoon 3 days ago and I'm still trying to balance my BAC out...lol
Gark
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Hey, $150 is good for a whole bunch of beverages around here. Good job on cleaning your own. I always wondered what kind of brush would clean out those corregated liners.
CT_Sub_Officer
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I recommend this:
http://www.whisky.com/brands/lagavulin_brand.html
You saved enough for 2-3 bottles! It will definitely keep you warm.
bogydave
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wolfkiller
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Peace of mind comes with a clean chimney
Good job!
It comes with a good glass of whiskey too
My Oslo heats my home
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