chimney sweeping damage

[JCass]

Is there any damage that can be done by sweeping your chimney?

 

[PLAYS WITH FIRE]

If you push the brush too far and bust up you baffle.....mine has a bracket welded on to the collar so you can't and baffle is made of ceramic fiber.

 

[KaptJaq]

Is there any damage that can be done by sweeping your chimney?

Aggressively using too stiff of a steel brush in a flexible stainless liner can cause rips or the seams to open. Maybe not the first or second time but eventually. Especially if the brush is too large for the liner.

I use a nylon brush on my SS liners...

KaptJaq

 

[webby3650]

Yes you can cause some damage. Both the things mentioned above are probably the biggest concerns. We have a local chimney sweep we jokingly call Baffle Busters Chimney Service. I have had to replace a few, a few in Hearthstones and at least one Jotul.

 

[pen]

What about your installation makes you worry about doing damage? Does it appear to be a difficult chimney to sweep? Ovalized liner? Bends?

If it's a tough situation or you are uncomfortable with a standard brush and rods, maybe a soot eater would be something that could work for you.

http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-Inc-RC...TF8&qid=1353643727&sr=8-1&keywords=soot+eater

pen

 

[Beer Belly]

uh oh....while cleaning mine this fall, I noticed about half way down my brush seemed to be a loose fit, and then tightened back up when I went down another foot or so.....I was thinking there may be a seperation somewhere in the middle, but thought ..."nah, how could that be"....and never shined a light down there to look due to all the ash filling the flue

 

[pen]

uh oh....while cleaning mine this fall, I noticed about half way down my brush seemed to be a loose fit, and then tightened back up when I went down another foot or so.....I was thinking there may be a seperation somewhere in the middle, but thought ..."nah, how could that be"....and never shined a light down there to look due to all the ash filling the flue

I know what you are going to be up to today

 

[begreen]

Short answer is yes. There are definitely several opportunities to mess up a chimney cleaning, and to mess up the house too. What type of chimney or liner do you have JCass?

 

[JCass]

I have a ~15ft SS flex liner run down an exterior chimney. My main concern is separating the junctions within the SS liner.

 

[begreen]

Burn clean dry wood and use a poly brush. Should be ok.

 

[bag of hammers]

poly brush - I also (now) make sure I remove the temp probe in the stove pipe first (don't laugh...)...

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Read this thread:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/is-this-safe.95134/

 

[WhitePine]

poly brush - I also (now) make sure I remove the temp probe in the stove pipe first (don't laugh...)...

Sorry, couldn't help. Sounds like something I would do.