Cleaning Masonry & Pre-Fab Fireplace Chimneys from the “ Top Down ”(cont.)
If You Don’t Have a Vacuum: If you don’t have a vacuum, shut damper, cover fireplace opening with plastic. Use duct tape to seal around edges to contain dust while you sweep. 4. Trim “Chimney Whip” to fit the inside dimension of your chimney. (See “Trim Guide” on inside front cover) 5. Go to roof. Use Extreme Caution when using ladders and working on roof. 6. If there is a rain cap installed, remove lid or remove entire cap completely.
7. Insert “Drill Adapter” into drill. 8. Attach “Chimney Whip” to one rod, and then connect rod to drill. Feed whip into chimney flue and begin spinning whip downward into chimney flue one rod at a time with a back and forth motion.
Spin whip in both directions to Clean square & rectangular flues
Square & Rectangular Flues: 9. If the chimney flue is square or rectangular, spin drill in one direction the whole length of one rod, then reverse direction of drill and spin drill while working rod in and out of flue to clean opposite corners and sides of flue. Repeat this method for each rod added until you reach the bottom of the chimney flue.
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