sooteater or brush

[argus66]

i cant decide which is better seems like sooteater is easier but seems like brush will clean better what are people using for a mid winter cleaning.

 

[Dix]

Brush.

 

[webby3650]

Sooteater is in no way intended to replace a cleaning if you need one, it simply breaks down the creosote in the flue for easier cleaning. Can you look down the flue?

 

[LLigetfa]

If you are doing bottom-up cleaning, the sooteater on a drill with it's more flexible rods seem like they'd be OK but I only do top-down with traditional brush.

 

[argus66]

ya i can see up pipe looks just like soot up there, and i do have to clean from bottom up. i stiil have sweep come at end of season just looking to clean so i can sleep well,,, be burning non stop all dec.

 

[LLigetfa]

I think if you don't have hard crusty stuff at the top, the sooteater should be fine. If a pro sweep will do it later with brushes, I'm sure he/she would get anything you might miss. If you have any ovalized liner, the sooteater will go through it easier too.

 

[webby3650]

Sorry, I thought Sooteater was one of those off the shelf, magic in a bottle, chimney cleaning chemicals. It seems like the sooteater will do fine in between sweeps.

 

[argus66]

no prob my fault, the spinng guy that connects to a drill, i have 14 ft of pipe looks good just a little dirty up on top end on roof.