Was curious what people use, if anything, to wipe up their tools after sweeping chimney. I use a power drill for my sooteater and this thing gets pretty nasty. It’s a cheap drill so I might just dedicate it for that purpose. Thoughts?
Cleaning up the tools
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Woodsplitter67
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I dont use anything... My stuff doesn't get that dirty and I keep the drill away from the stove pipe .. I go top down.
I clean top down. Nothing gets on the drill. On my old chimney I cleaned bottom up, but everything fell to the bottom of the T.
I clean bottom up and use the cut open gallon container approach with a shop vac attached. Discharge end of the shop vac I run outside with a second hose. As I take out each segment of the sooteater I clean it with a wet paper towel same as moresnow. My drill stays clean using this method.
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