I want to sweep my chimney/liner except that I know when the insert was installed, an offset adaptor was needed to connect the liner to the flue collar. So if I were to go up to the top of the chimney, remove the cap and start sweeping, all the creosote will fall not into the insert floor (while the by-pass damper is open), but will collect inside the adapter and rest there. I guess I should mention, the insert is the Avalon Olympic in case that has any bearing on the situation.
Does anyone know how that debris would be removed from that adaptor box without pulling the large insert out, disconnecting it from the liner and flue collar, vacuuming it out and putting it all together again? The job of sweeping it seems simple, the house is a ranch and the liner is probably 12' from top of the insert to the top of the liner/cap. I would do it frequently to prevent a chimney fire but I want to have the debris removal problem figured out before I completely fill it or clog it with loads of creosote.
If you are not familliar with the adaptor, it's used when the flue collar and the liner do not align when the insert is pushed to the back of the fireplace. It is a flat metal box about that telescopes to adjust to the needed difference. It has a hole on the top for the liner to attach to and a hole on the reverse/bottom for the flue collar. It's not very large and about 2-3'' thick, so any debris from sweeping would easily fill it and proably fill the liner going up for a couple of inches.
Does anyone know how that debris would be removed from that adaptor box without pulling the large insert out, disconnecting it from the liner and flue collar, vacuuming it out and putting it all together again? The job of sweeping it seems simple, the house is a ranch and the liner is probably 12' from top of the insert to the top of the liner/cap. I would do it frequently to prevent a chimney fire but I want to have the debris removal problem figured out before I completely fill it or clog it with loads of creosote.
If you are not familliar with the adaptor, it's used when the flue collar and the liner do not align when the insert is pushed to the back of the fireplace. It is a flat metal box about that telescopes to adjust to the needed difference. It has a hole on the top for the liner to attach to and a hole on the reverse/bottom for the flue collar. It's not very large and about 2-3'' thick, so any debris from sweeping would easily fill it and proably fill the liner going up for a couple of inches.
