USE A PROFESSIONAL! Some folks say. I did. He turned up with a power sweep kit to sweep my open fire, moaned about not having enough charge in his drill, did a straight up 'one way' sweep and charged me £50. A few weeks later the chimney was smoking and I bought my own power sweeping kit. I swept the chimney and got two half full bin liners worth of soot from it! The moral of the story is that some professionals are more professional than others. I do it myself and know the job is done properly.
The term "professional" is sometimes used rather loosely which is why people are mislead. It takes more than a business card and a magnet on the side of your vehicle to make a real professional. My wife asks me why I always want to do things DIY? It's because I when I hire someone to do something, and the do a half-assed job, I end up doing it myself. I hired a bunch of chaps to cut down some trees and cut the logs in 18" lengths so I can fit them into my stove. I know I can fit logs of 21" on an angle but I didn't tell the workers this. When it's all finished, I'd estimate about 10% is 21" or less. NOTHING is 18" or less. Do you think they will come back and re-cut the wood? Hell now. So....I will be cutting them all again. THAT's why I do so many things DIY.
I burn wood all the time in winter. I go on my ranch roof once a year Step in Time I see in the comments some people had some issues, so I would not take a chance with this system. When I can not go on the roof anymore I’ll call a sweep. Thanks though, you explained the kit function well. Take care.
I consider myself a reasonably competent person, although I am not a chimney sweep, I am a qualified plumber and heating engineer. I used one of these kits, I followed the instructions to the letter, as I didn't want anything to go wrong. The first time I used the kit the cleaning head detached itself from the rod it was connected to. It's now stuck somewhere up the flue, and is beating all attempts to retrieve it. Spent two hours so far and no luck. If you buy one of these kits ensure that the snap in connectors all work completely, otherwise you will end up in the same situation as me 😖
Great job too many professional? Sweeps making critical comments perhaps if they didn't overcharge and do professional jobs more ppl wouldn't feel the need to do the job themselves ,and all can do an effective job as for insurance coverage,if you do clean ,it is acceptable, but sure once a while have professional clean ,it's good to see ppl taking a responsible for cleaning there chimney
I am in the same situation as others. I have cleaned my own chimney for thirty years using the traditional approach. The connector disconnected with the head in the cowl. Now its stuck and is a serious problem. Total waste of my hard earned money. Please avoid if you have a cowl and save yourself a lot of problems.
I used a plywood sheet a sandwiched it with 2 3x2 and bolted it completely blocked off opening drilled a hole fed first rod in left it over night to settle bingo
Really nice and saves on the central heating bill. Normally we will trying keep the heating off until November using the woodburner to take the edge off in the evenings... we are down south mind you! Dropping the liner down the chimney always seems like a big expense, was considering doing a DIY job to fit in myself in our old house!
DevonReviewer liner perplexes me, place round here say you don't "need" it but we recommend it and we heavily recommend it, but you don't need it for sure?? But they very expensive for something you might need....
I think the liner removes any questions about the integrity of the chimney, i.e. leaking smoke / gas into the house or loft space, I also thought it assisted in the efficiency of burning... a quick google points more to the first point than the latter... Maybe buy the burner and flue plate, and see how it goes? Line it later if needs be.
in 1814 we took a little trip, we went with general Jackson down the mighty mississip,. we took a little bacon and we took a little beans, we loaded up the ships and went down to new orleans. we fired our guns and the brittish kept a coming, there wasnt quite as many as there was a while ago, we fired once more and they began a running past the mississippi to the gulf of mexico..!!!
Only thing I would be wary about is your house insurance may be void unless you’ve had a hetas registered installer give you a certificate. There are connections in the flue system that you can’t see and unless screwed and fire cemented properly you may have dislodged one. That’s why you should always check with an inspection Camara afterwards.
I have just had a phone call from someone who bought one of these and used it on his stove and liner. The strands on the head got snagged in the cowl mesh twisted and snapped one of the rods leaving 3 rods and the bristle head stuck in his liner. This bloke wanted me to come and get it out during my busiest time of the year. He wanted to know why it broke, the simple answer is a professional power sweeping kit will cost in excess of £1,200 for a reason. This kit costs less than a single rod. You get what you pay for. Yes I am a Professional Chimney Sweep and people have always swept their own chimneys, some better than others. Would I recommend using one of these kits in an expensive flexible lined chimney, definitely not.
I`m not a chimney sweep so no vested interest . 3 things spring to mind ,the stove was left in place so cannot check if there is a metal liner in the system or not. If you dont know what diameter the chimney flue is you can`t be sure you actually cleaning or just polishing the chimney flue inside. What state is the chimney in ? is it cracked, damaged in any way ? The only way to really check that internally is by either a camera or video attached to a fibre optic system which can be bought from companies such as RS componants. I won`t mention the chimney cowl at the top.
DIY chimney sweep!!! tut tut. if you want your family alive, i would recommend getting a HETAS approved installer to undertake this for you!! it costs around £35-45 a year an you get a certificate to show your insurance if the worst happens (house burns down) also if you have a stainless steal lining system it is recommended that you dont use a cyclone sweeping system
No problem doing it yourself IMHO. Very simple job, and only very aggressive cleaning could do any damage. Everyone should be using a CO detector so no risk...
I called my insurance, yes has to be done yearly but you can do it yourself - they were fine with that. I understand a lot of chimney sweeps here don’t like the idea of people doing it themselves but that’s understandable- they want your business..
What a load of horse shit. I installed my multi fuel stove and liner, correctly and sweep it yearly. Plenty of "professionals" do an absolutely shocking job. You assume diy means incompetent which is a stupid assumption to make.
Firstly never use an electric drill. If the whip-head sticks the rods will either snap or you'll break your wrist. Use an 18v cordless with clutch set. There's a reason sweeps do a lot of training and assessment. If you don't know what you're doing like this chap you risk your health, your home and trashing your liner. A new liner is going to cost upwards of £600. A professional sweep will charge £45 - £65 and will not only cleans the flue, but will inspect smoke test and certify for home insurance.
bloody hell I've just seen the price of this kit £42, a professional kit is £1200 plus there is a reason there is a vast difference in prices, put it this way if a sweep came round my house and pulled out that kit he would be shown the door. This kit is utter shit.
USE A PROFESSIONAL! Some folks say. I did. He turned up with a power sweep kit to sweep my open fire, moaned about not having enough charge in his drill, did a straight up 'one way' sweep and charged me £50. A few weeks later the chimney was smoking and I bought my own power sweeping kit. I swept the chimney and got two half full bin liners worth of soot from it! The moral of the story is that some professionals are more professional than others. I do it myself and know the job is done properly.
That's shocking, on the certificate he gave you will be the academy or association he's with give them a call and complain, it will be dealt with.
yes it`s a con, do it yourself much better.
paul bingham that’s a funny story you just made up my mind for me just buy the kit and make sure it’s clean myself
The term "professional" is sometimes used rather loosely which is why people are mislead. It takes more than a business card and a magnet on the side of your vehicle to make a real professional. My wife asks me why I always want to do things DIY? It's because I when I hire someone to do something, and the do a half-assed job, I end up doing it myself. I hired a bunch of chaps to cut down some trees and cut the logs in 18" lengths so I can fit them into my stove. I know I can fit logs of 21" on an angle but I didn't tell the workers this. When it's all finished, I'd estimate about 10% is 21" or less. NOTHING is 18" or less. Do you think they will come back and re-cut the wood? Hell now. So....I will be cutting them all again. THAT's why I do so many things DIY.
@@cozyrules6250 I wasn't laughing when I realised I'd been ripped off!
Fantastic job, mate. Going to grab one of these sets. Hello to Devon from the Lakes.
Thank you! Watching your video has given me the confidence to do ours. 👍🏼 Thank you and God bless 🙏🏻 💖 🙏🏻
I burn wood all the time in winter. I go on my ranch roof once a year Step in Time I see in the comments some people had some issues, so I would not take a chance with this system. When I can not go on the roof anymore I’ll call a sweep. Thanks though, you explained the kit function well. Take care.
I consider myself a reasonably competent person, although I am not a chimney sweep, I am a qualified plumber and heating engineer. I used one of these kits, I followed the instructions to the letter, as I didn't want anything to go wrong. The first time I used the kit the cleaning head detached itself from the rod it was connected to. It's now stuck somewhere up the flue, and is beating all attempts to retrieve it. Spent two hours so far and no luck. If you buy one of these kits ensure that the snap in connectors all work completely, otherwise you will end up in the same situation as me 😖
Hello, try a chimney worm screw to retrieve your stuck brush
Garbage China quality at work yet again
Cheers, very help full.
Got one and yes a cordless is less violent
I just bought one from Amazon.
Did chimney sweeping for a few years with a company a while back. It’s not rocket science people!
Do you know if you have a flexi liner installed ? I know some people have and some havnt and do you have any advise on that?
Great job too many professional? Sweeps making critical comments perhaps if they didn't overcharge and do professional jobs more ppl wouldn't feel the need to do the job themselves ,and all can do an effective job as for insurance coverage,if you do clean ,it is acceptable, but sure once a while have professional clean ,it's good to see ppl taking a responsible for cleaning there chimney
My manual says to use an 18v or less cordless drill. It also says not to use a cord drill... what does your manual say for this chimney cyclone?
Hi DevonReviewer, is the kit still working? Have you had any problems? Thanks.
I am in the same situation as others. I have cleaned my own chimney for thirty years using the traditional approach. The connector disconnected with the head in the cowl. Now its stuck and is a serious problem. Total waste of my hard earned money. Please avoid if you have a cowl and save yourself a lot of problems.
Would a 18v cordless drill be ok for you chimney clean kit.
I reckon so, a mains drill is a but aggressive I think. Low speed / RPM is key
I used a plywood sheet a sandwiched it with 2 3x2 and bolted it completely blocked off opening drilled a hole fed first rod in left it over night to settle bingo
cheers gonna buy one of these. costs me £60 a time so this will more than pay for itself
@Nath Daniel this was posted 2 months ago and since then I've already decided just to get a sweep in
@@BillsAllotmentDiary why?
@@nuke7784 this post is 3 years old. I decided to just get a sweep in.
@@BillsAllotmentDiary yes i know, but why did you decide to get a sweep in, was it easier or was the product not good?
@@nuke7784 just decided to let a sweep do it
Hah awesome man! Always wanted one just can't justify the installation expense at the moment
Really nice and saves on the central heating bill. Normally we will trying keep the heating off until November using the woodburner to take the edge off in the evenings... we are down south mind you! Dropping the liner down the chimney always seems like a big expense, was considering doing a DIY job to fit in myself in our old house!
DevonReviewer liner perplexes me, place round here say you don't "need" it but we recommend it and we heavily recommend it, but you don't need it for sure?? But they very expensive for something you might need....
I think the liner removes any questions about the integrity of the chimney, i.e. leaking smoke / gas into the house or loft space, I also thought it assisted in the efficiency of burning... a quick google points more to the first point than the latter... Maybe buy the burner and flue plate, and see how it goes? Line it later if needs be.
we never fit a stove without a flue liner as many masonry chimneys have never been gas tight, marsdens chimneysweeps
Diameter??
in 1814 we took a little trip, we went with general Jackson down the mighty mississip,. we took a little bacon and we took a little beans, we loaded up the ships and went down to new orleans. we fired our guns and the brittish kept a coming, there wasnt quite as many as there was a while ago, we fired once more and they began a running past the mississippi to the gulf of mexico..!!!
*This is my favoite Hugo One stream song*
(Only few will get this reference)
Only thing I would be wary about is your house insurance may be void unless you’ve had a hetas registered installer give you a certificate. There are connections in the flue system that you can’t see and unless screwed and fire cemented properly you may have dislodged one. That’s why you should always check with an inspection Camara afterwards.
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I have just had a phone call from someone who bought one of these and used it on his stove and liner. The strands on the head got snagged in the cowl mesh twisted and snapped one of the rods leaving 3 rods and the bristle head stuck in his liner. This bloke wanted me to come and get it out during my busiest time of the year. He wanted to know why it broke, the simple answer is a professional power sweeping kit will cost in excess of £1,200 for a reason. This kit costs less than a single rod. You get what you pay for. Yes I am a Professional Chimney Sweep and people have always swept their own chimneys, some better than others. Would I recommend using one of these kits in an expensive flexible lined chimney, definitely not.
Fell asleep after 5 minutes could have done a fully explanatory video of this in much less time. Thanks anyway
I`m not a chimney sweep so no vested interest . 3 things spring to mind ,the stove was left in place so cannot check if there is a metal liner in the system or not. If you dont know what diameter the chimney flue is you can`t be sure you actually cleaning or just polishing the chimney flue inside. What state is the chimney in ? is it cracked, damaged in any way ? The only way to really check that internally is by either a camera or video attached to a fibre optic system which can be bought from companies such as RS componants. I won`t mention the chimney cowl at the top.
DIY chimney sweep!!! tut tut. if you want your family alive, i would recommend getting a HETAS approved installer to undertake this for you!! it costs around £35-45 a year an you get a certificate to show your insurance if the worst happens (house burns down) also if you have a stainless steal lining system it is recommended that you dont use a cyclone sweeping system
No problem doing it yourself IMHO. Very simple job, and only very aggressive cleaning could do any damage. Everyone should be using a CO detector so no risk...
I called my insurance, yes has to be done yearly but you can do it yourself - they were fine with that. I understand a lot of chimney sweeps here don’t like the idea of people doing it themselves but that’s understandable- they want your business..
What a load of horse shit.
I installed my multi fuel stove and liner, correctly and sweep it yearly.
Plenty of "professionals" do an absolutely shocking job.
You assume diy means incompetent which is a stupid assumption to make.
Firstly never use an electric drill. If the whip-head sticks the rods will either snap or you'll break your wrist. Use an 18v cordless with clutch set. There's a reason sweeps do a lot of training and assessment. If you don't know what you're doing like this chap you risk your health, your home and trashing your liner. A new liner is going to cost upwards of £600. A professional sweep will charge £45 - £65 and will not only cleans the flue, but will inspect smoke test and certify for home insurance.
I think your stove needs alcove clearances checked..looks unsafe to me
Yes I can see how these sticks will easily get stuck in the flue . This kit looks rather cheap and not really up to the job
bloody hell I've just seen the price of this kit £42, a professional kit is £1200 plus there is a reason there is a vast difference in prices, put it this way if a sweep came round my house and pulled out that kit he would be shown the door. This kit is utter shit.
No hoover ,no clutch on the drill not sealed up to the stove, asking for bother. Use a professional.
It's a job, not a profession. Just as 'technicians' are not 'engineers'.
@@alangaughran all well penny pinching to someone is killed with c.o poisoning tho.