Need a recommendation for some bendy chimney rods

[sksmass]

I want to clean my new liner myself, but can only do it from the bottom up (I've got a tall, steep roof and slate shingles -- I'd just rather not get up there).

The "T" in the pipe is about 9.5" off the fireplace floor and is set back into the firebox about 13". (The bottle of tonic water is just in the picture for scale.) :cheese:

Will regular fiberglass rods bend enough for me to make that turn? Do any of you have a brand of rod you'd recommend?

 

[Lighting Up]

I 've always done mine from the top. The cap is so important with these stoves. From your picture that looks almost impossible...the rods bend but that looks tough. But I would still try if that's your only option. I don't even know the name of my rods. I don't think it matters much about the brand of them, the brush matters most, right size, the pipe and all...IMHO.
md

 

[golfandwoodnut]

check out soot eater, I use it, very flexible rods and it works bottom up.

 

[savageactor7]

No chimney cap here, we use fiberglass rods from Lowes that has a sharper bend (90°) than your illustration. If you get them I recommend using rubber gloves because after awhile the bent fiberglass produces micro fractures that can give you slivers...but they still work OK.

 

[ecocavalier02]

+1 those rods will crack thats a heck of a bend.