I recently bought rods and a brush and used them on my 6" Duratech chimney this morning, and in the class A lengths of the chimney the brush fit loosely to the point I had to angle it to get it to contact the sides. Then, when I reached the single wall stovepipe coming off the stove, it was as snug as I thought it should be. Should the brush fit loosely in Class A double wall pipe?
Snugness of chimney brush fit?
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When I ran the brush through this fall I recall it being pretty snug. I had to yank on the rope pretty good to move it up and down.
Dakotas Dad
Minister of Fire
We have DuraPlus, bought the stainless 6" brush from Lowes, was a good fit all the way down to the support box, snug there and about the same feeling in the single wall near as I could tell, deceptive it could be, as I only have about 7" of straight single wall after the box.
That sounds kind of loose. I did the same thing, Bought some rods and a brush this year. The fit wasn't as tight as I thought but there was no point where I needed to turn it sideways. I have Selkirk pipe so I can't comment on your pipe. Maybe try a different brand of brush.
LLigetfa
Minister of Fire
My brush is so snug that it takes a bit of effort to reverse it. I don't transition to any smoke pipe. The class A goes all the way to the stove.
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Just think of yourself using a wire brush to brush off some rust or something similar. You need pressure on the brush. The same thing with cleaning a chimney. If there is no pressure you won't get it very clean.
Thanks for the responses, everybody. Did I order the wrong brush? I ordered a 6" brush, and it seems that's what I got. Should I have purchased a 7" brush to ensure that the brush would make sufficient contact with the walls of the pipe?
jeffee
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Mine was the opposite. I have Superpro by Selkirk class a chimneypipe, and my Rutland poly brush which I bought at Home Depot was so tight I kind of freaked at first, thinking that it would get stuck or break. I went up to the top, and then back down, once. Changing directions in the middle I wouldn't even try, for fear that I'd break the poles. I really had to push very hard to get it to move -- I think my pipe is not quite 6", it wasn't a creosote problem.
LLigetfa
Minister of Fire
In your case, I would pour 1/16th inch of paint in a tray and dip the tips of the brush into it. After the paint has dried, I'd snip the tips off those that have paint on them. Test fit and repeat if necessary.
I think a back and forth scrubbing action would work better than just running it the length of the chimney. That tightness you can feel when reversing the brush is probably the most effective.
I think a back and forth scrubbing action would work better than just running it the length of the chimney. That tightness you can feel when reversing the brush is probably the most effective.
WES999
Minister of Fire
I had the same problem, my brush ( Rutland I think) was a bit loose in the class A but fit OK in the double wall stove pipe( both Simson). What I did was use some string to attache some Scotch brite pads to the brush, that seemed to tighten it up enough to clean OK.
I have the same problem, ordered 6 in brush for 6 in flex pipe and it was not tight. Any other ideas other than adding the Scotch brite pads?
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