Cleaning Masonry & Pre-Fab Fireplace Chimneys from the “ Top Down ”(cont.)
10. Cleaning the ran cap: Spin the “Chimney Whip” into the screening of the chimney cap in one direction and then the opposite direction to clean all corners of the cap. To clean the under side of the chimney cap lid, use either the whip or a hand brush to remove debris.
11. Once Flue is Clean, use a powerful flashlight, and mirror if necessary) to look down into the chimney to make sure you’ve cleaned it completely. 12. Re-Install Rain Cap
13. Go to the inside; cut a small slit in plastic fireplace cover. 14. Peal back top corner of plastic. Reach through the plastic and open damper slowly or remove it completely. 15. Attach whip to end of one rod. Feed opposite end of rod through plastic from inside firebox leaving whip inside firebox. 16. Re-Seal plastic tightly around fireplace opening.
Cleaning Smoke Chamber: 17. Insert “Drill Adapter” into drill.
18. Attach rod to drill. Feed whip into chimney flue and begin spinning whip up into smoke chamber using an Up and Down motion as well as a Side to Side motion while cleaning. Reverse drill to get complete cleaning action in opposite corners. Note: Many Pre-Fab fireplaces don’t have a smoke chamber but do require cleaning in the areas leading into the flue. A paint brush works well for these flat areas.
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