Before & after chimney cleaning pictures

[fespo]

Here are a few before and after pictures of my chimney cleaning today. Temp was about 56*F so why not before then next cold snap. In some of the pictures you can see the small pieces of creosote/ dust floating up and out. I stand up wind so I don’t get full of dust

 

[Ctwoodtick]

Looks like it went from clean to cleaner.

 

[Squisher]

Yup. That's keeping the buildup under control for sure.

 

[Nick Mystic]

There is nothing wrong with cleaning your flue to keep it nice and clean, but after looking at your pictures I want to share with you that the amount of soot and ash in your photos aren't really something that needs cleaning. I say that so that you don't get the false impression that a flue looking like yours needs sweeping.

 

[fespo]

There is nothing wrong with cleaning your flue to keep it nice and clean, but after looking at your pictures I want to share with you that the amount of soot and ash in your photos aren't really something that needs cleaning. I say that so that you don't get the false impression that a flue looking like yours needs sweeping.

I try in mid season to get up on the roof to check and clean. It just gives me a piece of mind.


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[edyit]

I try in mid season to get up on the roof to check and clean. It just gives me a piece of mind.

if it's easy to get on the roof safely then there is nothing wrong with that, piece of mind is priceless

 

[illini81]

if it's easy to get on the roof safely then there is nothing wrong with that, piece of mind is priceless

I actually prefer keeping the whole thing intact...

 

[Squisher]

What do you mean by that? Can you describe your system because many can be cleaned from the bottom up in tact and many that I clean top down still have to come apart to clean out a connecting pipe?

 

[illini81]

What do you mean by that? Can you describe your system because many can be cleaned from the bottom up in tact and many that I clean top down still have to come apart to clean out a connecting pipe?

Sorry, that was meant as a joke, which probably wasn't very helpful to the thread - replying to edyit's use of "piece" of mind vs. "peace" of mind

 

[Squisher]

Ahh. Still on the first cup of coffee today. I'll get up to speed before to long. Lol.

 

[Dobish]

i should give mine a check one of these days. i should have done it when i didn't have a fire going....

 

[Woody5506]

I did the same thing yesterday with the nice mild temps near 60. All in all, it was a pointless task. I got MAYBE a half cup of soot out. Like you said, peace of mind is nice. Knowing this though, I doubt I'll clean until next year. I'm burning less than prime seasoned wood (probably 20 to 28% MC) so I would've thought it'd be worse. Guess I thought wrong.