Remember when we used to clean flues with just a brush and rods?

I did a job on a 1920s brick home in Springfield last month and brought my old 6-inch brush setup, but the creosote was like tar. Switched to my newer rotary whip system with the SootSweeper 2000 head, and it cleared the entire 25-foot flue in under an hour. The old way would've taken me half the day and left a ton of gunk behind. Anyone else made the switch and found it saves your back as much as your time?

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reese_nelson28d ago

Ever try cleaning a flue after someone used that fake log stuff?

jones.nancy28d ago

Heard those fake logs can leave behind a weird, waxy kind of soot. Makes a real mess for the next clean out.

morgan_bailey9324d ago

The real problem is the new gear makes it too easy to skip the inspection. You blast through the gunk so fast you might miss a cracked tile up top. Speed is nice, but it can hide other issues.