Chimney cleaning

[illini81]

I will be helping a friend clean his chimney this Fall. I have a wood stove insert, and have cleaned my chimney from the bottom with a drill powered rotary chimney cleaning system.

My chimney goes straight up from the top of the insert, so the fiberglass rods do not need to bend much. I’ve attached pictures of my friend’s stove and chimney.

I am assuming the process would be to detach the black pipe and clean that separately from the chimney.

When I clean the chimney, it looks like the rods will have to make a 90 degree turn. Will that be a problem? Is a different tool needed for this chimney set up?

Thank you!

 

[Dieselhead]

What chimney rods do you have? Some will do a 90,, some won’t..

 

[illini81]

Here is the chimney

 

[illini81]

And here is the stove

 

[illini81]

What chimney rods do you have? Some will do a 90,, some won’t..

That is good to know. I don't know the brand I have. I will check when I get home.

From using my rods, I am pretty confident they won't do anything near 90 degrees.

 

[Dieselhead]

Ok, I have rods that wouldn’t do a 90 either, they are a stiffer fiberglass. I also have the white sooteater rods that would without issue.

Now a double 90 I will let someone else remark on, I only have to go through a single.

 

[kborndale]

I have the black and white soot eater rods. The white rods are definitely more flexible than the black but I have no problem making it through a 90 with either.

 

[stoveliker]

I have a similar setup.
A 90 in stove pipe and a 90 into outside lined masonry.
I take the stove pipe off and have the rods start horizontal into the thimble.
White soot eater.
Takes a bit of finagling to get them to bend up 90 deg.
Moreover you want to vacuum out any soot that you sweep in the masonry. Without a clean out you'll have to take off the stove pipe anyway to vacuum thru the thimble.

 

[begreen]

What does the thimble connect to, a metal 6" liner or clay flue tile? If your sooteater is clipped to fit a 6" pipe and there is say a 8x12 clay lined chimney, then the cleaning will not be thorough.