Remember when we used to hand sweep everything with those old wire brushes?

I started out 12 years ago using those big round wire brushes on a rod, took forever and my arms felt like spaghetti at the end of the day. Now I use a rotary drill attachment with flexible rods and I can finish a standard residential flue in under 20 minutes. Has anyone else noticed newer liners being way smoother and easier to clean compared to the old clay tile setups?

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coleman.henry13d ago

Yeah those clay tiles always had rough joints and buildup spots that wire brushes just couldn't dig into.

emmajackson12d ago

My first job in 2012 with a buddy's older brother, we used those round brushes on a 30-foot clay liner and it took us almost an hour just for one flue. @coleman.henry those rough joints were the worst, I remember finding chunks of creosote stuck in them no matter how many passes I made. It makes me wish I had known about the flexible rod setups back then.