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Straight 6" ss flue hear and I just use glass fiber drain rods with a very stiff bristled brush made for 6" pipe. I do next doors who have flexible ss flue with the same setup but that flue has a few twists and turns. Must be 15 years old and it had an inspection last year and was given the all clear so the rods have not damaged it where they hit it.

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Rods for liner are NOT the 19mm or so drain rods used above an open fire traditionally.  They are a small 12mm ish flexi plastic rod that bends easily.  Traditional rods are just not flexible enough.

 

Buying a new sweep set up today then power sweep is the way to go though.   But they can be a bit rough on 316 grade liners that have been in a few years and have been used with smokeless fuels,  thus may (will) be corroded at the top.

 

Personally I would also go the certified sweep way,  £60 every two years if you burn nice dry wood is not to bad.  Any stove repairs needed ( firebricks replaced etc) he/she can put in at the same time.

 

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Surely its the sulphurous smokeless coal that is hard on the liner, the brush just reveals it.  if you burb smokeless you should have the 904 grade liner anyway.  I only burn wood but I wasn't 100% sure that would be the case, so i ou in the higher grade liner

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Hi. I've not got any rods yet. I've seen some for about £100 which look like they will do the job. Flexible with a brass screw joint. When I get them I'll update this tread.
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Hi. I've not got any rods yet. I've seen some for about £100 which look like they will do the job. Flexible with a brass screw joint. When I get them I'll update this tread.
I am no expert at all, am looking for some drill attachment type rods also. Have repeatedly had issues with the brass screw together style ones depositing several meters of rod and brush in chimneys. Pita! Highly suggest clip together impossible to unscrew ones
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