Bought a chimney cleaning kit

[BC_Josh]

All these kits look the same, by many different brands (just as the plug-in tiny heaters do these days). So.... I found a cheaper one (Canadian dollars mind you) and bought a Vevor brand.... I liked that it is over 30 ft. long, in case I break a rod or two. Anyway, I likely should clean the chimney sooner than later since I've been burnin' away for a few months now. Does anyone else have this brand? Any good? Any tips for usage? Thanks.

 

[BC_Josh]

Here is a pic of the thing:

 

[EatenByLimestone]

It can’t hurt to run the cleaner through it!

 

[BC_Josh]

It can’t hurt to run the cleaner through it!

Thank you. I agree.... any cleaning is better than none. I've heard from others that these kinds of cleaners do a good job anyway.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

They don’t take off glaze very well. I recommend a visual inspection after, but yes, they’ll knock most of the stuff off the walls.

 

[BC_Josh]

They don’t take off glaze very well. I recommend a visual inspection after, but yes, they’ll knock most of the stuff off the walls.

Well, I just bought a fancy Blaze King brand moisture meter and read my wood, both fir and larch, which is all 14% moisture in the middle of freshly split pieces (same on the exterior of the wood). I doubt I'd have too much tarry stuff. I did poke a mirror into my fire box (when cold!) and looked up the chimney with a strong light..... it had light grey colored, ashy looking buildup, only a little though, like a smaller, almost microscopic version of a "popcorn stucco" ceiling in those old motels.

 

[joop]

i bought one did the job,was a little bit nervous about having a rod detach .32ft chimney lol,but went ok .MAKE SURE TO SEAL OFF STOVE makes alot of dust

 

[ozarkoak]

We use a soot eater. Same principle as yours. I run it in a cordless drill with the clutch almost slipping just in case it gets stuck there will be less chance of shearing. Works great I have a short 17-18 foot stack and burn hot so most all I get is a cup of fly ash. I send a cheap Harbor Freight bore scope up after just to make sure. Selling point for me is I have a super steep roof so I can clean from the bottom.

 

[bikedennis]

I keep wondering if I should replace my wire brush with 4 ft sections of PVC.

 

[GG Woody]

Here is a pic of the thing: View attachment 322424

Did you end up buying this brush? Any reviews? How rigid is the brush, it looks like string in the picture but reviews say it's stiffer?
I will need a new/more flexible brush this year.

 

[BC_Josh]

Yes, I did buy it. It worked OK. It's pretty flexible. Hard to say how flexible, since I don't really have anything to compare it to, but it will turn corners, but stiff enough to be strong enough. Kind of like those flexible tent poles but stiffer than those. They have to be flexible enough to turn a corner so you can feed them up into a 90 degree turn to go up the chimney. A handy thing to have for sure.

 

[clydesdale]

I just used a Vevor from Amazon. I bought the 39 foot kit, as I have 35 foot of liner. It did a great job. I have the black Soot Eater and have snapped quite a few rods because they are not as flexible. The white Soot Eater was $235. This is $50. I just bought a second to have as a spare. It worked beautifully.