Greetings Hearth People,
I want to clean and inspect my metalbestos chimney. the chimney is new and our woodstove, a Jotul Firelight F12, is new to us. I am hoping that I can clean the chimney from the inside of the house since it extends 9 feet above the roof (chimney exits near eave), the roof is made of slate making it difficult to work on. I would rather not have to disassemble a chimney on a steep, slippery, delicate, snow covered roof while the wind blows and the temperature is 15 degrees (I guess I'm a wimp). The metalbestos terminates at the ceiling of the room where the stove is located and stove pipe extends down to the stove itself. I am tempted to remove the stove pipe and brush the chimney from the bottom up, but I am afraid of making a significant mess as well as introducing carcinogens into the kitchen area where the stove is located (we have a four month old baby). We do have a HEPA vacuum which we purchased previously to aid in removal of possible lead paint issues and could be used to clean up soot etc. Your advice is much appreciated,
Eric
I want to clean and inspect my metalbestos chimney. the chimney is new and our woodstove, a Jotul Firelight F12, is new to us. I am hoping that I can clean the chimney from the inside of the house since it extends 9 feet above the roof (chimney exits near eave), the roof is made of slate making it difficult to work on. I would rather not have to disassemble a chimney on a steep, slippery, delicate, snow covered roof while the wind blows and the temperature is 15 degrees (I guess I'm a wimp). The metalbestos terminates at the ceiling of the room where the stove is located and stove pipe extends down to the stove itself. I am tempted to remove the stove pipe and brush the chimney from the bottom up, but I am afraid of making a significant mess as well as introducing carcinogens into the kitchen area where the stove is located (we have a four month old baby). We do have a HEPA vacuum which we purchased previously to aid in removal of possible lead paint issues and could be used to clean up soot etc. Your advice is much appreciated,
Eric
