First chimney cleaning

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brian89gp

Minister of Fire
Hearth Supporter
Mar 15, 2008
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Kansas City
Cleaned the chimney for the first time and I got a couple black sand grain size pieces and some brown/grey soot. Maybe 1/4 teaspoon in all. Did I clean it properly? Was cleaning from the bottom up and would sweep each section of rod up and down 4-5 times before attaching the next rod. Had burned about 3/4 cord of sweetgum and maple in the past 4 weeks, liner and stove were newly installed at that time.

I reached my hand up inside the flue and it was covered with a white ash. The inside of my stove looks like a flour bomb went off most times with a fine white ash covering all surfaces.

I have the smooth wall SS flex liner 40' long, 1/2" wrap insulation, inside chimney, poly brush, and I burn it hot all the time. I test fit the brush inside a section of spare liner and it has good contact and has resistance to changing direction.

I'll be back on the roof in a couple weeks and I will peek down at that time just to be sure. I just can't believe there wasn't more and am doubting that I did it correctly.
 
That is very little creosote, but it sounds like you have a perfect setup to get these results. Smooth wall liner, 1/2" insulation, inside chimney. May I ask, what brand of liner do you have?
 
This is where I bought it, though I am pretty sure it is re-branded.
(broken link removed to http://www.rockfordchimneysupply.com/smooth-liner-only.php)
 
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