Flexible chimney rods rear flued stoves with liners

[hardtop110]

Anyone use one of these?

 

Chimney rods,Puncher flexible rods -single-12m | eBay

 

I've got a tight exit out the back of the stove (90 degrees into the flue) and I was wondering if one of these would work instead of the super flexi rods like these

 

Chimney sweep brush, chimney rods, flue brush

 

If the puncher rod works, it looks like a better solution as there will be no joins to snag the liner.

 

Whaddya think?

[MikeTM150]

personally think the first one would not be 'stiff' enough to push around the corner and the brush up the higher levels of the chinmey. But i have been known to get it wrong!!!!!

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

I have used the normal screw thread plastic versions (can also be used for drains with attachments) and works well on difficult sections provided one remembers to turn the direction the thread tightens. The natural bristle brushes worked much better than plastic but cannot find a source now.

[j warwick]

Go for the small plastic rods about 10mm ish they have more balls than the wire rope type

[Fahrenheit]

I'm a chimney sweep and the item you linked to looks rubbish. You get what yo pay for and they're very cheap.

[County4x4]

Likewise - and I've never heard of any other sweeps using these either. You'd be better off fitting a T piece to the back of the stove with a sweep access on the bottom of it. Will also avoid problems with stuff falling down the liner and then building up where it lands in the 90. I doubt very much that you'd get normal rods around a 90. Usual solution is the flexi nylon rods (white ones on ebay) or what I'm using now which is a bit heavier duty from Rodtech - though I don't think you'd want to spend that sort of money to sweep just your own chimney!!

 

Cheers,

 

Andy

[hardtop110]

Cheers guys. The stove is plumbed in and access at the back is too awkward to use a T piece unless I get some flexi hoses so I can move the stove.

 

For £30, I'm going to take a punt and will report back.

[Alycidon]

In some European countries you are not allowed to sweep from below., some stoves from European manufacturers now have a removable bar accross the flue outlet to prevent the introduction of a brush from below. I suspect the wire device is something for pulling a brush up a chimney, god knows how you would get the brush to the bottom in the first place with it.

 

10mm or so flexi rods are fine for what you want, Not heard of a flex hose to allows stove movement, I assume you have a lower blanking plate in place. Flue liner is flexible to a small degree but not enough to allow you to move the stove more than a few inches. 90 degree bends such as that you have are not recommended as they can become blocked by falling soot, a T is a far safer solution.

 

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Edited December 10, 2011 by Alycidon

[hardtop110]

Sorry, I wasn't clear.

It's the pipes for the water that are preventing me from moving the stove. Flexi fittings on these would allow me to pull the stove out to get at the t piece.

[Fahrenheit]

In some European countries you are not allowed to sweep from below., some stoves from European manufacturers now have a removable bar accross the flue outlet to prevent the introduction of a brush from below. I suspect the wire device is something for pulling a brush up a chimney, god knows how you would get the brush to the bottom in the first place with it.

 

I usually remove these bars upon installation so sweeping can be done from below.

 

Are they fitted so you can't sweep from below though? I thought the reason for the bar was due to them having fragile compressed vermiculite baffle plates and it was stop you smashing the baffle to pieces with the brush if sweeping from the top?