T Cleaning Question

[Berner]

Hey Guys,

I just upgraded a flexible elbow to a T connection. I had a question as to how you guys clean with T connections?

Can I just pop off the bottom of the T and clean top down into a bucket at the bottom of the T?

Do I need to clean the T itself?

I am planning on doing a Blockoff plate in the next couple of weeks. Right now I'm concerned that if I can't leave the T in place during cleaning that I will need to move the flexible liner left right back and forth to get the T out of the stove collar. All this jostling will not work if the block off plate wants to hold the flexible liner in place.

What do you guys normally do?

 

[bholler]

brush it down and then pull the tee cap and clean it out

 

[Berner]

brush it down and then pull the tee cap and clean it out

You can clean the T specifically the snout with just the bottom cap removed?

 

[bholler]

You can clean the T specifically the snout with just the bottom cap removed?

Possibly i dont know your stove or your setup so i cant be sure

 

[Boiler74]

Where did you get that angled T?

Thanks

 

[bholler]

Aha i see it now you probably can get to that to clean it i would try it for sure

 

[Berner]

Where did you get that angled T?

Thanks

Rockford chimney supply outsourced it to someone else for me. First time they missed the hose clamp but now that they corrected that I'm pretty happy and impressed with the quality.

 

[Berner]

Aha i see it now you probably can get to that to clean it i would try it for sure

Thanks, I will pop the bottom cap off tonight and give it a try!

 

[Boiler74]

Rockford chimney supply outsourced it to someone else for me. First time they missed the hose clamp but now that they corrected that I'm pretty happy and impressed with the quality.

Thanks.

Here is a thread I started about cleaning from the bottom up with a Sooteater. Works well.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/tip-to-aid-bottom-up-sooteater-cleaning.121926/