Spent $400 on a fancy soot vacuum system and I'm not impressed

Everyone says they're a game changer, but mine just clogs constantly on older brick flues. The extra setup time kills my schedule. Anyone found a better way to handle heavy creosote buildup in historic homes?

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alexj992d ago

Oh man, that brings back a memory. My neighbor had a similar issue with his old stone chimney. He ended up going back to the old rods and brushes, but he would run a shop vac hose up from the fireplace to catch the worst of the dust as he worked. It was a messy, two person job, but he said it beat fighting with a clogged machine all morning. Some of these old systems just don't like modern shortcuts.

wendyw712d ago

Huh, that's smart with the shop vac... did your neighbor have to seal the hose to the fireplace opening somehow, or just hold it up there?