cleaning a 5.5" liner

[OhioBurner©]

Just put my liner on order and hope to do the instal in another week or two (flex king pro). Silly question but how do you clean a 5.5" liner? I dont see any 5.5" brushes... will a 6 work or will it be too tight? The soot eater thing had me thinking, but how flexable are they to get around a 90* tee? My stove will pass through a somewhat deep thimble into a 90* tee. I can access the roof easily enough and have always cleaned from above. Sooteater would probably work cleaned from above but seems like a waste and extra fiddling with a drill on the roof.

 

[pen]

Here's one I came across for 28 bucks.

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Chimn...onal-Series-Poly-Round-Chimney-Brush-3-8-PT_2

pen

 

[BrotherBart]

Good find Pen. 5.5" has been impossible to find before.

Another option, and what I use, is the softer brushes made for 6" pre-fab chimneys. They clean a 5.5", of which I have two, liners really well.

Note to self: Gotta get me that one Pen found.

 

[pen]

Will be interesting to see how that 5.5 brush compares to the larger / softer brush.

pen

 

[OhioBurner©]

Cool thanks! The few places I checked didnt have any. The place I ordered my liner from suggested maybe I take a 6" and cut it down to size but that seems a bit tedious.

 

[wannabegreener]

I vote for a soot eater. Make it fit whatever you have and works great.