Cleaning so mortar will stick?

[1910Home]

What are the best steps for a diyer so that I can get to a point to parge my smoke chamber with refractory mortar?

Will a wire brush get me there or some type of wash/treatment required?

 

[bholler]

What are the best steps for a diyer so that I can get to a point to parge my smoke chamber with refractory mortar?

Will a wire brush get me there or some type of wash/treatment required?

You will want to use a product designed to parge smoke chamber like chambertech. Refractory mortar would work but would be much more difficult to use.

 

[bholler]

And yes the smoke chamber needs to be clean

 

[1910Home]

You will want to use a product designed to parge smoke chamber like chambertech. Refractory mortar would work but would be much more difficult to use.

Thanks! Very helpful to know. Any way to properly clean the chamber before applying the Chambertech?

 

[bholler]

Thanks! Very helpful to know. Any way to properly clean the chamber before applying the Chambertech?

I use various different rotary cleaning heads before parging

 

[1910Home]

I use various different rotary cleaning heads before parging

So, if I were to do a thorough cleaning with a steel brush then that would be sufficient? I don't have to wash or treat the brick/mortar be fore installing Chambertech?