Thread: Chimney brush advice wanted

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I think that theory is from the old days of big brick chimmneys?
Sparrows would be doing bloody well to fly virticaly up 6m of 5-6inch flue?

We had starlings build in the flue in our new place, the odd one would fall down into the fire box,normally theyd be dead but they scared the crap out of cook when she opened the door, two flew out. One made it out the door the other smacked into the window.

We clean our flues from the bottom for the same reason. Standard 150mm brush attached to a length of HDPE water pipe. Bends around into the flue ,works well. Only other option here is a cherry picker but $180 a time.