Thread: Chimney brush advice wanted

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

You can also get 'Soot Remover'; a chemical with(from memory) a salt base. Na3PO4 springs to mind. Chuck a handful on a fire and it breaks down the creosote buildup. Might work and stop you being medivac'd after a roof fall.

None of those are good for your fire and flue especially a salt based.

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Originally Posted by 25/08IMP

When you do wrap the entire fire in an old sheet or drop cloth as that fine soot hoes everywhere one good thing is potbelly's don't get very dirty as they burn hot.
Also check the flue seam around the rear of the flue as they split quite often.

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Just too correct a statement earlier it isn't a pot belly just has a dampener like one in a hut, it's an old pioner made from seriously thick steel and brass trimmings

Ok same still applies remove top baffle and wrap complete fire an clean from the top.

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Caught a 2 story high flue alight by burning a bucket of trawl net trimmings.
Flames were coming out the top like a blowtorch and it was perfectly clean when it finally went out.
Wife got a bit upset though.

Originally Posted by Brian

Caught a 2 story high flue alight by burning a bucket of trawl net trimmings.
Flames were coming out the top like a blowtorch and it was perfectly clean when it finally went out.
Wife got a bit upset though.

Hmmm now where to get a stack of net trimmings.... Tried doing a hot burn with lots of kindling but didn't improve things

This one came out through a block wall then up the outside so fairly safe.
The longer the flue the dirtier it gets.

After a flue has a reasonable chimney fire , its recommend that it gets replaced . It weakens the Stainless . I have replaced a few because the firemen that attended, had requested the owner get it replaced.