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| The clear plastic tarp(included) taped to the front of the stove is not pictured. |
During my previous trip to
the states, I purchased a really cool product that is used to clean a wood
stovepipe. Instead of climbing a ladder (30 feet) to clean the pipe, the
stovepipe can be cleaned from the front of the woodstove. Not only is this a
safer method to clean, it’s less messy. Interested? Take a look…
Spinning whip trimmed to fit a six inch diameter pipe
The spinning whip is trimmed
to fit the stove pipe. The 3 foot sections of rod are snapped together to
achieve the desired length. The whole thing is slowly inserted into the
stovepipe. When it reaches the top, connect the assembly to a drill motor.
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| Drill motor adapter is included |
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| Vacuum, drill motor, light |
Before
turning the drill motor on, tape a plastic tarp to the front opening of the
stove and feed the tube through the tarp. Insert a vacuum hose into the stove
opening to catch any dust that may fall down the pipe. Turn the vacuum on. Turn the drill motor on and use
an up and down motion to remove any creosote.
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| Keep the bend in the rods gradual. |
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| It was a good idea to cushion the sharp metal edge from damaging the plastic rods. |
To clean a 24 foot section of
pipe took about 10 minutes. The hardest part of the whole procedure was
removing each 3 foot section of cleaning rod. The snaps require a little effort
to unlock. This is important because you don’t want the sections to come apart
inside the chimney. Continue cleaning and removing the rods until you reach the
bottom. Turn off the vacuum, remove the tarp, and be amazed at how clean your
stovepipe is. It’s really that easy!
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| The darker material is creosote |
The tool works well even if
there are bends in the stovepipe. Just make sure to keep the bends gradual. Any
sharp bends can break the rods.
I waited almost 3 years to
clean our stovepipe. It was so easy to do (and fun), I might clean the stove
every year. George
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