Changed my creosote scraping method after a job in a 1920s house near Cincinnati last month

The homeowner watched me work and said try a flexible shaft with a diamond wheel instead of the standard wire brush, and I gotta admit the difference in getting into those tight flue bends was night and day.

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brianm665d ago

Tried a chainsaw on my ice dam once. Worked great until it didn't.

michael_green444d ago

Wait you actually fired up a chainsaw on your roof ice? How did that not end with you in the ER or worse? I've seen guys try all sorts of dumb stuff but that's a new level of trusting your balance and a spinning blade at the same time. Glad you're still around to tell the story.

lily_torres315d ago

Swapped out my usual wire brush for one of those flexible shaft setups last fall and honestly it's a game changer. Those older flues especially from the 1920s have all sorts of weird angles that a standard brush just can't reach. Took me a minute to get the hang of not gouging the liner though, that diamond wheel can chew right through if you're not careful.