Tall chimney and ZC fireplace - cleanout solutions?

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beekeeper

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Apr 2, 2008
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Virginia
Just finished running my second flue yesterday - this one is Class A running from a new ZC fireplace in my basement up through a single story of living area and then on up through an attic and out the roof. New construction, 10/12 pitch on the roof. I suspected I was going to have this problem, and now I do: there's about 6 feet of pipe above the shingles and the roof is too steep to stand on. Only reason I could get up there yesterday is because I had the roofers leave their toe-boards on the roof temporarily.

While I clung to the roof yesterday I decided that I was going to order some sort of cleanout tee that would let me clean the chimney from below - but now when I look for a Simpson dura-tech 6"cleanout T they are all designed for a cleanout from the bottom. I was hoping to find something that I could just insert in the chimney system that would let me take a peek once in a while without scrambling up onto the roof.

Or is there some way to run the brush right up through the fireplace itself?
 
Is it a straight shot from the stove?
If so, why not use some flexible rods.
That's what I do through my insert.
 
Yep, it's a straight shot. Dumb of me - but I hadn't realized I can apparently remove some stuff and go up through the fireplace. I have a KozyHeat - in your Quad do you have to remove much of anything to check the chimney?

Thanks.
 
I have a kozy heat also. I would like to clean it from the bottom up. Is it hard to remove the pipes and bricks? I also don't want to be on a steep roof 25 feet off the ground ! I have the z42. Even the manual doesn't describe how to remove this. Thanks !
 
I have 28 feet of chimney on top of my ZC fireplace.- isn't straight shot either- it has a slight offset-- my roof is 12/12 and there is no way I am able to clean it from on top..
I clean mine up form the bottom... it is a little work- but it is do-able
 
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