Heard a guy at the hardware store say everyone should switch to rotary brushes for everything

I think he's dead wrong after using my rod and hand brush setup for 15 years on 300+ chimneys in Portland, rotary brushes just bounce off heavy creosote and leave a mess, anyone else see it the same way?

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sanchez.beth14d ago

Man I used to be all about rotary brushes myself, thought they were the future. But after fighting with one on a nasty creosote job last winter and having to finish with a hand brush anyway, I totally get where you're coming from now. Rotary just skims the surface while rod and hand actually scrapes the real crap off.

richard_west514d ago

Huh, actually rotary brushes can handle heavy creosote if you run them slow and let the chain do the work.