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Bottom-up chimney cleaner

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  1. mike bayerl

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    Anyone have recommendations on a rotary (attach to drill) cleaning system? I have metal pipe with 2 bends so it needs to be flexible. 20190119_123348.jpg
     
  2. Brad M

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    I have a Sooteater. I've only used it once but it worked pretty good. I think it's one of those products that gets easier to use after a few times. I think the poles could make your bends.
     
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    Sooteater
     
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    I have similar bends and I use fiberglass rods and a brush.
     
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    Definitely a Sooteater. They are available on Amazon.
     
  6. chris

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    There is the Soot eater by brand name and there is another with more flexible rods- priced about the same - They are both listed on Flea bay not sure if Amazon has both listed. i have back to back 45.s on mine ( sorry about the poor cell phone pic)
     

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    Love the Sooteater.
    I make a hard 90 out of the Lopi into the pipe.
    No problem.
     
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    I have the same type of 45. Soot Eater runs through it easily. Quite honestly though I'm gonna end up buying a chimney brush because it's actually easier for me to clean from the top down with the stove door shut to just let all the stuff fall into there. Bottom up isn't hard but just seems like it gets a lot messier.
     
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    For me not the best roof to be trying to stand on and jam a brush up and down 30 ft of pipe. I can get up there providing it is dry. Coming back down is the tricky part 12/7 pitch. I do not bounce well any more, end up in a confused pile of broken bones and flesh.
     

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