Bought a chimney cleaning kit

[BC_Josh]

All these kits look the same, by many different brands (just as the plug-in tiny heaters do these days). So.... I found a cheaper one (Canadian dollars mind you) and bought a Vevor brand.... I liked that it is over 30 ft. long, in case I break a rod or two. Anyway, I likely should clean the chimney sooner than later since I've been burnin' away for a few months now. Does anyone else have this brand? Any good? Any tips for usage? Thanks.

 

[BC_Josh]

Here is a pic of the thing:

 

[EatenByLimestone]

It can’t hurt to run the cleaner through it!

 

[BC_Josh]

It can’t hurt to run the cleaner through it!

Thank you. I agree.... any cleaning is better than none. I've heard from others that these kinds of cleaners do a good job anyway.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

They don’t take off glaze very well. I recommend a visual inspection after, but yes, they’ll knock most of the stuff off the walls.

 

[BC_Josh]

They don’t take off glaze very well. I recommend a visual inspection after, but yes, they’ll knock most of the stuff off the walls.

Well, I just bought a fancy Blaze King brand moisture meter and read my wood, both fir and larch, which is all 14% moisture in the middle of freshly split pieces (same on the exterior of the wood). I doubt I'd have too much tarry stuff. I did poke a mirror into my fire box (when cold!) and looked up the chimney with a strong light..... it had light grey colored, ashy looking buildup, only a little though, like a smaller, almost microscopic version of a "popcorn stucco" ceiling in those old motels.

 

[joop]

i bought one did the job,was a little bit nervous about having a rod detach .32ft chimney lol,but went ok .MAKE SURE TO SEAL OFF STOVE makes alot of dust

 

[ozarkoak]

We use a soot eater. Same principle as yours. I run it in a cordless drill with the clutch almost slipping just in case it gets stuck there will be less chance of shearing. Works great I have a short 17-18 foot stack and burn hot so most all I get is a cup of fly ash. I send a cheap Harbor Freight bore scope up after just to make sure. Selling point for me is I have a super steep roof so I can clean from the bottom.

 

[bikedennis]

I keep wondering if I should replace my wire brush with 4 ft sections of PVC.