Home and Auto Anyone have experience with cleaning a chimney?

tomahawk kid · 10-05-2009, 10:09 AM

Looking for some advice / perspective here.

I was going to hire a chimney sweeping company to clean our flue, as we've never had this done before (been using the fireplace on occassion for 4 years +).

My house was built in 1998 and looks like it has a stainless steele flue pipe / liner, so I'm hoping I wouldn't have any significant maintenance needs (other than the cleaning).

Anything I should be on the lookout for? Any recommendations?

SenselessChiefsFan · 10-05-2009, 10:11 AM

My wife cleans my chimney at least once a week.

seclark · 10-05-2009, 10:17 AM

log chain
go up on the roof and drop one end down. rattle it around for awhile. should knock everything loose.
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tomahawk kid · 10-05-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by seclark

log chain
go up on the roof and drop one end down. rattle it around for awhile. should knock everything loose.
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Hmmmm...thinking that could dent the stainless steele.

Any other (serious) advice or thoughts?

MOhillbilly · 10-05-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tomahawk kid

Hmmmm...thinking that could dent the stainless steele.

Any other (serious) advice or thoughts?

aint no chance you will dent your liner. I put one in last year, shit is high grade steel.

Otter · 10-05-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tomahawk kid

Hmmmm...thinking that could dent the stainless steele.

Any other (serious) advice or thoughts?

I do.

For the low, low price of $200 I'll go up on your roof drop down a log chain and rattle it around.

Brock · 10-05-2009, 10:42 AM

The log chain deal is what most people I know do. If you want to go buy a brush, you could do that too.

tomahawk kid · 10-05-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

The log chain deal is what most people I know do. If you want to go buy a brush, you could do that too.

I see - anyone think I should have any maintenance concerns with the stainless steele in a 11 year old home?

MOhillbilly · 10-05-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tomahawk kid

I see - anyone think I should have any maintenance concerns with the stainless steele in a 11 year old home?

NO.

tomahawk kid · 10-05-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

NO.

Thanks - again not the original owner of the home, but given the appearance and the year the home was built, I'm guessing it's stainless.

Thanks all.

MOhillbilly · 10-05-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tomahawk kid

Thanks - again not the original owner of the home, but given the appearance and the year the home was built, I'm guessing it's stainless.

Thanks all.

only thing other than stainless liner is the old school chimney tile.
do you have a basement? if so does the chimney run through it? if it does do you have a soot door at the bottom?
If the answer is yes to any of these you need to find out if the liner has a cap at the bottom.
fireplace or stove insert?

Demonpenz · 10-05-2009, 10:50 AM

well hello there mary poppins

beach tribe · 10-05-2009, 11:18 AM

I'm only good at cleaning pipes.

teedubya · 10-05-2009, 11:53 AM

Hog's Gone Fishin · 10-05-2009, 12:35 PM

You should just hire a chimney sweep, they are not that expensive. While they are there I always have them clean out the dryer vent at the same time. Money well spent and if your house burns down because of a chimney fire you can blame them. Last time I paid $75 .

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