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<blockquote data-quote="AngusLimoX" data-source="post: 743492" data-attributes="member: 3319"><p>Too easy.No black pipe to worry about.</p><p>Get yourself a chimney brush of the correct diameter and enough fibreglass rods to go the length of your chimney. Mine are 8 foot lengths.</p><p></p><p>Before you go up on the roof, close up your insert ( no fire going and cool! :lol: ) and if necessary place a drop sheet around it so no soot comes in your home.</p><p></p><p>Go up and take your spark cap off and push the brush down inside the chimney until your need to attach another rod, and keep going until you reach the firebox. Depending on how tight your brush fits you may be able to work it up and down as you go but I normally just make it a straight push and pull back up. After doing this once or maybe twice, take a look with a flashlight inside your shiny clean chimney.Good time to check for damage too.</p><p></p><p>Go back to the firebox and look see how much creosote you have pushed out. Over time this will give you an idea how often you have to clean it.</p><p></p><p>Make sure you burn good seasoned hardwood, some of it takes 2 years to be ready and keep it dry. What dun says about smouldering fires is also important, a small actively burning fire is better than a large smouldering one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AngusLimoX, post: 743492, member: 3319"] Too easy.No black pipe to worry about. Get yourself a chimney brush of the correct diameter and enough fibreglass rods to go the length of your chimney. Mine are 8 foot lengths. Before you go up on the roof, close up your insert ( no fire going and cool! :lol: ) and if necessary place a drop sheet around it so no soot comes in your home. Go up and take your spark cap off and push the brush down inside the chimney until your need to attach another rod, and keep going until you reach the firebox. Depending on how tight your brush fits you may be able to work it up and down as you go but I normally just make it a straight push and pull back up. After doing this once or maybe twice, take a look with a flashlight inside your shiny clean chimney.Good time to check for damage too. Go back to the firebox and look see how much creosote you have pushed out. Over time this will give you an idea how often you have to clean it. Make sure you burn good seasoned hardwood, some of it takes 2 years to be ready and keep it dry. What dun says about smouldering fires is also important, a small actively burning fire is better than a large smouldering one. [/QUOTE]
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