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I switched from a standard brush to a rotary whip system about five years back
Back in the day, I would spend close to an hour on a standard 8x13 flue with a basic poly brush and rods. It was a solid workout, but it felt like guesswork on the creosote. After seeing a demo at a trade show in Louisville, I bought a SootSweeper 2000 rotary kit. Now, the same job takes me under 30 minutes, and the interior scan camera shows a much cleaner surface. The initial cost was steep, around $1200, but the time saved on each job paid it off in a single season. Has anyone else made a similar switch, and did you notice a change in how often clients need a second sweep?
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casey3936mo ago
Yeah, the better clean from the rotary system was the real game changer for me too. I found it let me push my regular clients to an every-other-year schedule if they burn good wood. That freed up my calendar for more new customers.
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willow_reed6mo ago
Totally get the time savings, but I have to push back a little on the single season payoff. That math only works if you're doing flues non-stop. For a lot of us doing maybe two sweeps a week, that tool would take way longer to earn out. The real win is the better clean, like you said with the camera. I've found that a super clean flue from a rotary system can actually stretch the time between needed sweeps for some clients, especially if they burn seasoned wood.
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val7416mo ago
Stretch the time between sweeps how much? Are you talking a full extra year for some clients, or just a few extra months?
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