blacksmith stove - chimney sweep

198321

This is first time I am going to have my chimney cleaned and i'm stuck. I rang a man to do that but he asked me if there is clear access to chimney or there is a steel plate installed and it has to be cleaned from roof. Since I had no idea at all I said it doesn't matter to me either way he does it, but it's 3 stories high house and he has no insurance for that (only up to 2). I don't want to call him and waste his time and my money, as if he doesn't clean it I still have to pay him for wasting his time (he didn't say that of corse, but I would feel bad for not paying)

Anybody has any idea? I know it's hard to say, just trying my luck here, as I didn't find much on internet.

It's Blacksmith stove The Bellows

Boiler model.








Should I stick some pipe and see if it can reach into a chimney ? (seems like stupid idea to me, but can't think of anything else how to find out) ..

Thanks

Robbie.G

198321 wrote: »

This is first time I am going to have my chimney cleaned and i'm stuck. I rang a man to do that but he asked me if there is clear access to chimney or there is a steel plate installed and it has to be cleaned from roof. Since I had no idea at all I said it doesn't matter to me either way he does it, but it's 3 stories high house and he has no insurance for that (only up to 2). I don't want to call him and waste his time and my money, as if he doesn't clean it I still have to pay him for wasting his time (he didn't say that of corse, but I would feel bad for not paying)

Anybody has any idea? I know it's hard to say, just trying my luck here, as I didn't find much on internet.

It's Blacksmith stove The Bellows

Boiler model.








Should I stick some pipe and see if it can reach into a chimney ? (seems like stupid idea to me, but can't think of anything else how to find out) ..

Thanks

Is that an actual pic of your stove if not post one.
How is your flue connected is it a flexi liner is it a flue adaptor.
Is the flue coming off the top or back of your stove.
If off the back what connection is there a 90 degree bend a tee piece
.And finally where are you located
Need answers to these questions to be able to advise properly

198321

Robbie.G wrote: »

Is that an actual pic of your stove if not post one.
How is your flue connected is it a flexi liner is it a flue adaptor.
Is the flue coming off the top or back of your stove.
If off the back what connection is there a 90 degree bend a tee piece
.And finally where are you located
Need answers to these questions to be able to advise properly

Thanks, so I took some pics, hard to capture whats behind so hope you can see ..

mine looks exactly the same, but here is picture of mine as well ..

im located in Cashel,co.Tipp

Robbie.G

198321 wrote: »

Thanks, so I took some pics, hard to capture whats behind so hope you can see ..

mine looks exactly the same, but here is picture of mine as well ..

im located in Cashel,co.Tipp

Fitted with a 90degree bend these are against building regs as the chimney can't be swept with themand you can get a blockage in thr flue.The best thing to do is remove stove that will allow the chimney to be swept and when finished it should be refitted with a tee piece and removable cap on the bottom of the tee at least it can be swept in the future.

198321

Robbie.G wrote: »

Fitted with a 90degree bend these are against building regs as the chimney can't be swept with themand you can get a blockage in thr flue.The best thing to do is remove stove that will allow the chimney to be swept and when finished it should be refitted with a tee piece and removable cap on the bottom of the tee at least it can be swept in the future.

Thanks a lot ..

but that sounds little bit complicated and expensive, would it be possible to clean it from outside ? It was installed only last year in August, find it little bit weird that it was done this way .. not to mention it is part of central heating and there is a fire all day and sometimes all night so it has to be cleaned more often than normal chimney which is used only from time to time.

Robbie.G

198321 wrote: »

Thanks a lot ..

but that sounds little bit complicated and expensive, would it be possible to clean it from outside ? It was installed only last year in August, find it little bit weird that it was done this way .. not to mention it is part of central heating and there is a fire all day and sometimes all night so it has to be cleaned more often than normal chimney which is used only from time to time.

Didn't realise it was a boiler stove that makes it a bit awkward.It shouldn't have been fitted with a 90 bend as it is against building regs.unless you can remove the bend for cleaning your going to have to get it cleaned from the top down

eirator

OP if you can take the baffles out of the stove and reach in and get your hand into the 90 degree bend then there's a good chance you can sweep it with rods from the bottom. I've certainly swept chimneys with a similar set-up. It helps that its actually a 45+45 bend and not a sharp 90 degree bend, with your hand in the bend you can often feed the rods through.

Check also if you paid for a liner when the stove was installed if not then you need to sweep it even more, it should really have a liner.

Looking at the pics I'm not sure a T piece for access would help, the stove looks like it is on the shorter legs and there is no room around the sides so I can't see that you'd be able to get the rods into the bottom of the T even if you had one?

crock!

Has your chimney got a flexible flue liner in it.if it has then it can be swept from the bottom as long as you have 2×45 bends.a brush wont go around a 90..if you have an adapter bringing it from 8 inch to 6 then you need it done from the top because if you put a small brush that fits into the six Inch liner then its to small for the 8 inch and wont clean it all

demanufactured

Has to be swept from the top down.

Its actually the best way to clean a chimney anyway.