Chimney Sweep Kit - 46 Feet, Chrome Button Locking System, 14 Flexible Rods

I have a large Lopi wood stove insert vented via a metal pipe that goes up about 22 feet through a stone chimney. I have been having the pipe professionally cleaned at the end of the winter season each year, and the draft is terrific for quite a while. But this year, I had a ton of great firewood, and burned a lot more wood than usual. With still about a month to go before the winter ended, smoke started coming into the room every time I opened the door to add wood. Rather than stop using the fireplace or possibly having to have the pipe cleaned twice, I decided to give this chimney sweep kit a try. And it worked great! The kit is easy to use, but it could make a terrific mess if you don’t have a good plastic barrier over the opening. Take a look at the accompanying pictures for how much creosote came down the pie, and how none of it came into the room. Here is what worked for me: 1) I put a layer of plastic inside of the door opening, and another one outside, and taped the top and side edges with duct-tape, and left the bottom edge untaped at this point. 2) Then I put a few strips of duct-tape in the middle of the opening about a third of the way from the bottom, made a vertical cut through the tape and both layers of plastic, and put about a 6 inch long piece of black plastic 1 inch pipe through that opening at an angle so that the rod would go up into the flue as I fed more rods into the pipe, and taped the black plastic pipe in place. 3) I then put the head assembly onto the first rod, ran the head and rod under the plastic with the head going into the flue, and the rod coming back out through the plastic pipe, and then sealed the bottom edge of the plastic with duct tape. 4) I used a good electric drill and made sure to keep pushing the head up and down as I ran the drill (as others suggested) adding more rods until I could feel that I had reached the top, then did the same on the way down as I removed the rods. The rods slid easily in and out of the black plastic pipe, and none of the massive amount of creosote came through the plastic barrier or the pipe. The whole job took about an hour. Detaching the rods on the way down was sometimes difficult but the pointed end of the tool that is provided worked (with some effort) to press the buttons down far enough to release the rod. When cleaning the rods, I suggest spraying each button with WD40 to make it easier next time. That may even make it worth doing before first use to make sure all of the buttons are good to go. All in all, a great tool and well worth the price!

A very complete kit and did a thorough job cleaning! How I used it: I placed plastic on the floor in front of fireplace. I found it easier not to use the gloves, otherwise you will find yourself taking them off repeatedly to add or remove rod extensions. I had a shop vac handy and took breaks to keep the mess at a minimum. Entire process only took me about 40 minutes. I save $$$ and can now clean my chimney as often as needed! Highly recommend this product!

I never leave feedback, but this thing works great! I had to put it in at a 90 degree angle and then the flu immediately made another turn. It went up no problem and did a great job cleaning. I am impressed with it. It did not take long to get the job done. Be prepared for a mess :)

Easy setup and does a great job.

Worked great! And the bag to keep it all together is a good addition. It comes with everything you need- gloves, plastic, scrub brush, a sweeper, and sponges! FYI- if you have a double sided fireplace J would tape one side of the plastic over one side of the fireplace because the brush attachment will definitely knock the creosote loose!

Worked for me! Its not like using a metal brush but works just as good! Make sure your drill is charged haha it's pretty flexible as well so thats a plus for our home since our chimney is outside then 90s into the house the flexibility was just right to get into the house from bottom of pipe outside!

Good quality product. But this type of product has flaw when the rod goes much re than 10 feet, it’s impossible to hold it with the amount of vibration. So 30 feet is pretty much useless.

Good Value, works like advertised

Works great at removing creosote. Will dance a bit at about 16 feet down, but really gets in the tight spots. Try to keep the sticks straight when operating. A lot of torque happens if you try curve it and operate. Will come apart. Easy enough to recover if that happens, though.

the best for the chimneys, a must have...

Works great get the job done, but it is easy broken

Works fine. I am not sure if it cleans as good as a professional cleaner but is it half the price on one cleaning from a professional. The segments attach well together. Having the bright coloured brush makes it easy to see when you want to confirm you have reached the top. Be sure you know how to take your wood stove apart and put it back together before you buy this as you must disassemble to get your cleaning brush up the chimney.

I cleaned from the bottom and inspected with a mirror afterwards. Spotless. Two things to note both were user error on my part. 1. Don’t leave rods inserted overnight as they will retain a curve. 2. Don’t use the drill on high speed. I broke a rod in seconds. Regularly speed is enough to do a good job. Great product now I can clean it whenever I want and no paying each time