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Switched from a basic brush to a SootMaster rotary head for a stubborn flue
Had a job on a 1920s house in Cedar Rapids with a flue that always felt gritty even after a standard brush. The homeowner said it had been like that for years. I finally tried a SootMaster rotary head system last month, and the amount of fine creosote dust it pulled out was shocking. The before and after difference in the smoke test was night and day. Anyone else find a specific tool that solved a long-term problem you thought was just normal?
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vera_lewis2d ago
My buddy had a similar thing with an old farmhouse chimney. He fought with it for two seasons, always had a faint smell after cleaning. He finally caved and bought one of those rotary whip attachments for his drill. Said it looked like a black snowstorm came out of the thing. The homeowner called him back just to say the fireplace finally smelled like nothing at all.
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sarahpatel2d agoMost Upvoted
That rotary whip trick saved my sanity on a stubborn chimney last fall.
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