Hi there, total newbie to this site, but have been reading a bunch today.
I have a fireplace extrodinaire Elite 44 in my house. Last year we paid a local service to sweep the chimney. I was not home when this was done (my wife was here). It cost over a hundred bucks for about 15 minutes of work and I already own rods & brushes as I sweep my chimney on my barn wood stove annually. I decided to try sweeping the fireplace extrodinaire myself today; however, I was unsuccesful in getting the brush through the rectangular opening and into the round pipe. A few questions I was hoping someone could help me out with:
1)Is the 44 indeed an 8" pipe? I can't explicitly find this stated anywhere
2)Do I need special/unique brushes for this model fireplace? I couldn't get my 6" or 8" brush into it. My brushes are cylindrical with plastic bristles, maybe 8-10 long/tall. I've noticed some that are more conical and/or a disc? I'm thinking I need a different brush? Can you validate and recommend the correct/best one?
3)Do all brushes fit the same rods? I don't know for sure, but I think my rods are ~ 1/2" threads
4)Lastly, any reason to pay a professional to do this? Its messy/dirty, but not difficult and I'd much prefer to handle on my own.
Thanks
Greg
I have a fireplace extrodinaire Elite 44 in my house. Last year we paid a local service to sweep the chimney. I was not home when this was done (my wife was here). It cost over a hundred bucks for about 15 minutes of work and I already own rods & brushes as I sweep my chimney on my barn wood stove annually. I decided to try sweeping the fireplace extrodinaire myself today; however, I was unsuccesful in getting the brush through the rectangular opening and into the round pipe. A few questions I was hoping someone could help me out with:
1)Is the 44 indeed an 8" pipe? I can't explicitly find this stated anywhere
2)Do I need special/unique brushes for this model fireplace? I couldn't get my 6" or 8" brush into it. My brushes are cylindrical with plastic bristles, maybe 8-10 long/tall. I've noticed some that are more conical and/or a disc? I'm thinking I need a different brush? Can you validate and recommend the correct/best one?
3)Do all brushes fit the same rods? I don't know for sure, but I think my rods are ~ 1/2" threads
4)Lastly, any reason to pay a professional to do this? Its messy/dirty, but not difficult and I'd much prefer to handle on my own.
Thanks
Greg
