Poly brush stuck in SS liner
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smokedragon
Minister of Fire
Be careful my friend. Be careful. At my age standing on the porch is dangerous.
Which reminds me. Time to go up and sweep the chimney tomorrow. But I ain't even gonna climb up on top of it. 35' is a long way down.
Knowing we would be in this house for the rest of our lives, that is why we looked for a roof with a slope shallow enough that I can easily walk on it. The chimney as at the ridge, so you stand at the ridge and have littl risk of falling off even if you have to pull REALLY hard to get the brush back up.
Same as mine. The roofers last year loved it. But I still ain't crawling up on top of that chimney that is four feet higher than the roof on one side and 35 feet higher than dirt on the other and a few feet down from the ridge.
A non-event anyway. I drop a rope down the liner into the stove, shove the brush in the top of the liner, latch the cap down and go down and pull the brush and the crud into the firebox. Both liners. Done today.
smokedragon
Minister of Fire
Oh, I would never climb onto the crown of the chimney. Mine stick three feet out of the roof (waist high for me) and that is all the leverage I need to get my big box store stiff poly brush through my liner. If I had to climb onto the chimney, I wouldn't be cleaning my own chimney.
velvetfoot
Minister of Fire
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
I'll let you know Tuesday Velvet when the sweep comes whether we turn it, burn it, yank it or spank it outta there
bag of hammers
Minister of Fire
Yeah, That's what I'd do. Poly brush in my chimney has to go right down past flue collar before it will reverse. Then it comes back up easy. I remove baffle anyway so it's a non issue to send it on down....
Alright, one of you guys had the winning idea for getting the brush outta the liner. That individual(s) is a winner, so he/she gets a chicken dinner.
...curious how it came out?
well bholler I can tell you this he didn't light a fire so that idea won't get you dinner
Now I thot BrotherBart idea of pushing it down and dealing with it at the tee was they way they'd, but unforunately we won't be giving a chicken dinner for that idea either
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my guy just Ninja'd up that roof and stood on crown. Bent his knees, took a solid grip.
Straightened those knees and came out faster than a wet cat. So Webby and BHoller, you are winners.
Come claim your chicken dinner
Straightened those knees and came out faster than a wet cat. So Webby and BHoller, you are winners.
Come claim your chicken dinner
my side saddle technique was never gonna git er done. Too chicken to climb the crown, hence my chicken dinner award
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