i have a englander 13nc and i was just wondering how often guys clean your chimneys and what is the best way.
when i clean my chimney i go up on the roof and use chimney brush with fiberglass extention poles. it cleans fairly good and easy. all the powder residue falls down onto the fire board inside the stove. i then take out the screws of at the middle section of my sliding/adjustable extension black pipe. vacuum out the pile of soot out of the stove and then proceed to TRY and put the black sliding black pipe back where it was. ya right, good luck. i can never find the original screw holes. everytime i clean the chimney its a nightmare having to take apart the black extention pipe just to get the small pile of soot off the fire board in the stove. its getting toomany new self taping screw holes in my black pipe. is there a better way ?, can i just leave the hundfull of soot in the stove top after i clean the chimney ?. and is the powder staglitle looking stuff in the chimney dangerouse. i clean the pipe whenever the pipe starts getting the power staglite look to it on the inside. ALSO. whats ther best way to clean the chimney when the roof is covered with snow ?. i cant get up there.
when i clean my chimney i go up on the roof and use chimney brush with fiberglass extention poles. it cleans fairly good and easy. all the powder residue falls down onto the fire board inside the stove. i then take out the screws of at the middle section of my sliding/adjustable extension black pipe. vacuum out the pile of soot out of the stove and then proceed to TRY and put the black sliding black pipe back where it was. ya right, good luck. i can never find the original screw holes. everytime i clean the chimney its a nightmare having to take apart the black extention pipe just to get the small pile of soot off the fire board in the stove. its getting toomany new self taping screw holes in my black pipe. is there a better way ?, can i just leave the hundfull of soot in the stove top after i clean the chimney ?. and is the powder staglitle looking stuff in the chimney dangerouse. i clean the pipe whenever the pipe starts getting the power staglite look to it on the inside. ALSO. whats ther best way to clean the chimney when the roof is covered with snow ?. i cant get up there.
