I cleaned my flue for the first time this weekend and it was mostly successful. I say mostly, because afterwards, when I started a fire in the fireplace insert (a Lennox Performer C210), it started smoking up everything. So...I have apparently not cleaned it quite as well as I thought. I think that not all of the creosote fell into the firebox and has remained somewhere in the system. I have a 6" SS flue liner that was installed along with the insert. What do I still need to do to finish this project off?
Help with cleaning chimney
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How did you clean it? If I had to guess where the clog was I would say up at the cap or on top of the baffle right below the flue collar.
Well, I guess check out any likely horizontal areas, like above the secondary baffle or in any offset boxes.
OK. As a newbie to this, I have to ask whether this is something I need to pull the insert out to do, or can I get to it from inside the box? If I can get to it from the inside, I think I'm going to have to dissemble something (bricks and air supply thingy) to get up in there.
You probably will have to slightly disassemble your baffle system to do it, but you should be able to do it from inside the firebox. Be careful, I think you have ceramic blankets on top of your baffle and they can be a bit fragile. Remove or drop your baffle and see if something is stuck up there.
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