Congrats from a fellow 208 upstater. Nice job on the harvest 👍🏻. North ID elk don’t usually come easy, unless you’re a native and can hunt on the rez year round 😂
@ThrottleWorks29 күн бұрын
Do you remember how much time you had between check points?
@justinw1765Ай бұрын
Is it possible to remove the baffle plate all together? I was thinking that if I could do that, I could run the cleaner through a plastic bag (top of bag taped to top inside of stove) and catch most of the creosote/debris in the bag.
@winstonernest2315Ай бұрын
I HAVE 1981 COUNTRY FLAME COMBUSTER! THE COMBUSTER IS ROUND AND FIT IN BOTTOM OF FLUE AND WOULD PLUG UP SO I TOOK IT OUT IN 82 AND USED IT SINCE! I SWEEP IT EVERY SEASON! IT HAS 6IN SQ STEEL BAFFLE SUSPENDED AND WELDED 4 IN FROM TOP OF FIRE BOX! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COMBUSTER WORKED!
@jackmosbyАй бұрын
Is that at Kellogg?
@UpState208Ай бұрын
Further East in Montana.
@aaronwilcox641721 күн бұрын
Taft exit Montana. Hiawatha trail
@ArnoldStaffordАй бұрын
I got a system from ebay that has a ball bearing that stops on the end to join the rods. So they won't come apart as I use a drill to clean the pipes and I taken it as part as I come down the pipes
@janeicegilmore98Ай бұрын
Video to dark
@RichardFreebergАй бұрын
Nice. Might a ppe mask be a good idea?
@jimeburg4828Ай бұрын
Good video. My comment is why didn't you use a ash shovel and remove most of the loose ash and chimney residue. Then use your vaccum to clean the rest. It is less messy and won't tax your vaccum with the dust. I enjoyed the video and will use your informative info. Thank you.
@spymaine892 ай бұрын
SHOW STEP BY STEP. dont talk about it..........
@DonaldMichaud-n9z2 ай бұрын
Where does a person get those rods? I have longer rigid rods used for top entry.
@UpState2082 ай бұрын
You can find them on Amazon. There is a link in the video description.
@jamesathendune90262 ай бұрын
I would like to share my wood stove experience in Ontario. My cottage has a Pacific Energy stove installed with a formal Wett certification . This is an insurance requirement that is growing in Canada. Our stove pipes have to be double walled. Our wood is dry cured in a covered wood shed (2 1/2 cords) that is totally exposed to air movement. We split all of it and the whole family enjoys the effort. Then seasoned splits are stored inside on a commercial bread shelf next to our stove. Every spring I climb onto our roof to brush the pipe from top down. Then inside ,I remove the stove baffle to power brush the pipe from below. There is usually little creosote but I insist upon this being done every year regardless. My wet vac is then used to clean the inner stove (including the fresh air intake) and any other debris. Hope this helps somebody.
@AirborneEclipse2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much… Most of the time my getting old self has no business on ladders or the roof anymore to clean my new made for cooking/baking woodstove. I just checked and a version of this approach should be easy to do with mine as often as needed, there’s a clean out chamber right below the flu pipe connection 🙌🏼
@cheflorenzo44913 ай бұрын
Five minutes in and he's still yacking with no demo. I'll look for another video that does not offer their life story.
@UpState2082 ай бұрын
Less yacking…more demo’n ✅
@RobErt-ji7fo5 ай бұрын
Insane effort, I would have called it a day long before. Fantastic! thanks for posting this.
@jswalden6 ай бұрын
I need a recommendation on the kit to use. I find several are unsatisfactory to buyers.
@aaronmickels6 ай бұрын
Two 5x5 bull elk out my kitchen window in Athol tonight. Nice hunt brother!
@fuzzyballs447 ай бұрын
Comment 2: the creek bed mad my butt pucker for you, like,3 times...maybe 4
@fuzzyballs447 ай бұрын
"No wonder Im going so slow, that'll give me another 15 horsepower" hahahhaa that made me laugh Ironically enough, I dropped my bike off with Dylan/EVO this morning to get my suspension set up,so I loved hearing the shout out. On a course not designed for speed, you were killing it. Sidehillin on that steep of a hill through roots is no joke man. Great job ride!
@thomasmanion29038 ай бұрын
Great rode difficult to watch seemed like camera was focused on your bars and everything else was blurry
@chemlung53688 ай бұрын
Did reverse. Used electric drill and fed from the top. Used a dryer kit clean out kit and attached vacuum plug and shop vac at the bottom. Tip: never reverse drill
@FWCaptain-kv6sm8 ай бұрын
the ec 300 is amazing also love it
@MattFish-q3x9 ай бұрын
Do you know how many miles one lap was?
@UpState2089 ай бұрын
I don’t for sure. Usually around 8-9
@justinsavs9 ай бұрын
About 9.5ish
@denisecolon71259 ай бұрын
Pierce, Idaho!!! Thanks for the cleaning video.
@stefanmeyers280810 ай бұрын
I'm interested in information about a damper and chimney temperature gauge. I have a Pacific Energy from 1999 and am wondering if I need the gauge and damper. This is in a cottage and I burn only a bit in the fall and spring or for a weekend if I go up in the winter.
@joshbredehoeft279411 ай бұрын
Thanks alot for this video. Just got a stove installed and my roof has a steep pitch, so I'm not able to reach the top of the pipe.
@stevemeister6511 ай бұрын
This is super helpful. Thank you for posting this!
@DenaHerte11 ай бұрын
what if you have a damper in the way???to push the brush up there
@DenaHerte11 ай бұрын
maybe use a different brush
@UpState20811 ай бұрын
A damper could complicate things depending on what type of damper it is. I’ve been able to slip past the damper before while it’s in the fully open position, but you would want to take special attention to making sure you don’t get hung up on it, or get creosote caked around it may not allow it function properly.
@zeldagoblin11 ай бұрын
I've had a stove for three years. This year we've upgraded our fuel to burn nicer wood and smokeless coal. But there's now loads of ash from the flue all over the garden and windows all the time. I don't understand why the better fuel is causing this. Unless it's coincidence. Google isn't helping. Had chimney thoroughly swept and serviced stove but still getting black ashes all over the driveway and car. Any suggestions?
@UpState20811 ай бұрын
Did you make any headway on finding a solution to this problem? Could be the type of wood you are burning, could be the coal. Could be a lot of things unfortunately. Hope you find a solution.
@tonyrobinson362Ай бұрын
Try to only burn oak and ash, Smokeless fuel can be a pain at times.
@4Marktk11 ай бұрын
Top down is the professional way to clean duct work ...... duh
@UpState20811 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t refer to a chimney as duct work. The title of the video is “clean your chimney the easy way” not clean your chimney the professional way.🤣 making sure that it is free of creosote and that your system is in good working order are always the priority.
@DeviLalChaudhary-go2nz11 ай бұрын
First learning and participate ride...
@rickhofsess8411 ай бұрын
If pushing it up and pulling it down like that is all it takes, my chimney must be pristine. You have to run the brush back and forth half a dozen times with each section of rod you add as you go up and the same on the way down as you're taking sections off. Creosote is like tar. It accumulates on the chimney wall as the smoke rises and cools. Your brush doesn't take off creosote unless there is ash underneath it. Moist wood and a smouldering fire makes more creosote than dried wood and a roaring fire. The amount of creosote you will have depends on how you operate your stove and your wood. If you can see a shiney layer of what looks like tar or thick black paint, that's creosote, and you're ready for a chimney fire. When the creosote burns it leaves behind the ash you're brushing away. When the creosote layer burns, it will leave ash on the chimney liner and a new layer of creosote will begin to form on the ash. Eventually, as ash accumulates, an 8" chimney liner becomes 6". If the creosote layer gets thick enough before it catches fire, you'll have a heck of a fire and your chimney can go from 8" to 6" all at once. The key to avoiding disastrous chimney fires is to have a hot fire each day that burns the creosote. This forms the ash that should be cleaned as necessary, yearly or more frequently, depending on how much and the type of wood you burn. The vacuum is great, but you're sucking up ash, not creosote. The ash is from burned creosote and deposited ash from the firebox that is carried up by the chimney draft. Every woodstove and chimney system is different. The key is to learn how to operate yours with the type of wood you have available.
@UpState20811 ай бұрын
This is great information folks and very true.👆🏼
@michelleluz4253 Жыл бұрын
I ❤ this dog
@autumnstar7346 Жыл бұрын
And the Drama Queen Award Goes To!!!!...........
@UpState20811 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@bb1040 Жыл бұрын
I bought a set of those rods with the brush, go in from the stove by removing the fire bricks so I have a clear shot up the straight stovepipe.This worked great, i am 76 years old now and a little shaky climbing up on the roof these days. Brushed the pipe clean and then cleaned up the mess with my shop vack.
@bobbitchun8659 Жыл бұрын
Install a piece of telescoping stove pipe. Then you can remove easily and dont have to go through the actual stove.
@greylockadventures7025 Жыл бұрын
Did you finish before the cut off? Nice riding too! Just been watching as much as I can getting ready for my first time this year.
@UpState208 Жыл бұрын
Made it through the last checkpoint, but did not get across the finish line before timing out.
@johnjaco5544 Жыл бұрын
I've been burning wood for over 40 years,your way has got to be the hardest way possible to clean the pipe,and dirt est way also.My rods are 5ft in length,twice the diameter,and my brush is much bigger in size also.I clean my pipe every 2-3 months,because I burn 24-7,8 months of the year.My god,son did you just learn about cleaning the pipe?????Your way might work but there is a much easier way.Come on.
@UpState208 Жыл бұрын
Love it!! Make a video, share your wisdom with the world my friend.🙌🏻
@helihoot Жыл бұрын
I think its easier to disconnect the slip pipe and the pipe all the way to the ceiling. You can vacuum the baffle from the top of the stove. I actually took a low profile plastic tub and put two holes in the bottom of it. Use it to run your brush through the center and a side hole for your vacuum hose. Have someone hold it up against the ceiling. Turn vacuum on and brush.
@calvinreichelderfer7989 Жыл бұрын
Good advice. I would never want to get a brush stuck in a chimney but I wouldn’t mind watching a video showing a brush stuck in a chimney. I’m going to search for a video on that
@xx3868 Жыл бұрын
Hi, my quarter inch baffle plane keeps warping so i bent it flat again. Is it safe to weld another quarter inch steel plate on top or bottom to reinforce it? and should it be on top or bottom? thanks
@mckus20011 Жыл бұрын
Are you in Oregon?
@UpState208 Жыл бұрын
North Idaho
@Carotjo Жыл бұрын
I have a couple questions. 1. Why does it matter that the fire bricks go back the way they came out. 2. Does burning a fire at high temps (500+), a couple times a week, help get rid of the debris collected in the chimney?
@zeldagoblin11 ай бұрын
Mine matters because they won't fit any other way
@amorales9613 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on how to clean a wood burning fireplace flue. What size brush would I need?
@brianmackey2910 Жыл бұрын
Does the same basic process of cleaning work for an insert fireplace unit. I'm 71 and don't want to get on the roof either. I presume I can simply clean from the bottom up the same way? And does one pass of the brush sufficiently clean the stove pipe chimney? Thanks for your video.
@UpState208 Жыл бұрын
Inserts can be tricky. Does it have a direct connected flue liner that connects to the insert and runs all the way to the top of the existing chimney? If it doesn’t I would be very careful and realistically would recommend a certified chimney sweep come inspect your system and take care of it for you.
@pache2112 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to comment on an old post but why couldnt you put a tee at the bottom of the stove pipe? I'm in the design stage for mine and i was thinking how convenient it would be to place a damper then a tee above that then I'll have a straight up run of about 12 feet to roof then about 10 feet up out of roof. If you had a tee you could easily open it and run your brush and flex poles up from there? Then just hand clean the small section below the tee? Would that work or no?
@UpState208 Жыл бұрын
Putting a tee and damper on your stove pipe can be dangerous in the event you have a chimney fire(there’s no way to suffocate the fire). It would make cleaning the chimney easy, but I wouldn’t recommend doing that. Also, the stove I have is designed to not be operated with a damper. I hear what you’re saying, but be careful my friend.
@theoracle5265 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this video it'll definately help me, I didn't know they sold plastic chimney brushes great information thanks!
@dadge2500 Жыл бұрын
And if there anything like KTM or husky, you can turn the bar purchase around because they’re offset also I don’t know about gas gas but I know KTM is.