@@Tony-ce2hi thank you. I'm glad I got this up and running again. Her usual sweep will now take over the annual maintenance of the appliance. 👍

@@ParaBellum2024 please see my other videos, but yes. On this one it was not needed.

@@thechimneyman-uk Thank you, I will. I have a Charnwood C5 and the sweep always puts a sheet over the front.

@@ParaBellum2024 yes me too. However this stove isn't heavily used. Most of the soot will fall into the sump outside. All of this was considered before I went ahead. 👍

Did you manage to sweep it?

⁠ nope going to get a mini click set and attempt going round it. What do you think ?

@@TomBramall honestly. I don't think it will be doable. High chanch of ruining or losing your gear in there if there's no proper access. Have you asked on any of the sweep Facebook pages? I'd be interested to hear what other Sweeps do.

@@thechimneyman-uk which pages pal ?

@@TomBramall there are a few private sweep pages on the Facebook worth joining. 👍

@@phils749 I've tried to buy a new pair of these but I can't find any. I think they're no longer available.

@@cooking23 it's definitely quicker I find but isn't for every job. Twin wall and liners with light deposits seems to be it's thing.

@@darrenmorton1660 firespares in Barnsley is the place 👍

@@ianc631c the big one or the one on a stick?

The big one,thanks for getting back to me

@@mazman8343 yes. Mainly rotary for me but I got the Viper as it's quick and there are some with long 90 degree bends where the Viper seems to win. Sometimes.

@@akaredcrossbow I only camera the flues if I suspect there is a problem, I am asked to or if I've removed bricks/nest material. The dryer vent cleaning isn't a thing in the UK as far as I'm aware. Definitely not near me.

@@thechimneyman-uk Thank you for the reply! I don’t know how common tumble dryers are there, but dryer vent cleanings are definitely something you should look into doing. They are a good source of money for the time you spend doing them, plus you basically already have all the equipment to handle those kinds of jobs. All you would need is thinner rods and smaller cleaning brushes. There is no need to really take apart the dryer, that’s the appliance person job, all you would be doing is the vent and it’s an all year round job. Great for fill in work too. 👍🏻👍🏻

@@akaredcrossbow no worries. Generally in the housing we have tumble dryers vent pretty much straight outside from the back of the dryer. Mine for instance only has a few inches of pipe. Maybe in an apartment block this may be a thing but I can't say there are any near me or any I've been asked to do. This may be a thing in bigger cities I'm not sure. It's an interesting option though. Maybe worth exploring. 👌

@@banzaiman1 hi, not sure to be honest. They are clean burning, bits are cheap enough. Just a bit tricky to work on. They need cleaning thoroughly every year.

@@user-sj9fp3zw9j SootDevil RPV-25TT HEPA Vacuum with Trolley - MK2 Price £1,030.00 Excluding Sales Tax

@@user-sj9fp3zw9j thanks 👍

I'm glad you found it helpful. You should be able to download the manual for the Coalbrookdale Little Wenlock from the Internet.

Hi, it's one made by Rps.

Cancel that. I’ve just found glass gasket paper on eBay. I can only find 6mm. Is that ok for this job?

​@@SassyPieHole999hi, 6mm thick?

@@thechimneyman-uk I’ve found 6mm and 3mm. Not sure which one is correct. Do you know?

@@SassyPieHole999 I used 3mm on that video.

@@thechimneyman-uk perfect. Thank you. I have exactly the same stove so it’s the same. I so appreciate your reply.

It's from RPS

Thank you. I don't usually clean the glass unless I'm working on the door or if the customer has asked me to do it.

You are doing great work

Thanks pal. Just keep on keeping on. Was a messy beast that one tho.

@@thechimneyman-uk indeed, but i bet that pint tasted just that bit better 😉🍺

Would be a whole lot easier to sweep too. One day it may get done.

I can do. I'll be doing a batch of cowls in the coming weeks.

I love it! Really I do 😂

@@thechimneyman-uk and i hope you and your dog 🐕 enjoyed the chips 🍟 😀 👍

@@cooking23 we did and a spam fritter for the dog. 👌

@@thechimneyman-uk nice one matey, and have a good day 😉

I'm sure they sneek up on purpose. How is business going?

@@thechimneyman-uk sneak up to check on us 😄, at the moment very quite, but hopefully that will change but the weather is odd and people are still using their fires 😬

@@cooking23 yes some still have the fires on. I had mine going last weekend. People will be looking for Sweeps soon enough. Make sure you are findable 👌

@@thechimneyman-uk yep same here was burning yesterday !! I will be findable as i had the graphics done on my van, looks pretty slick, 😎

@@cooking23 excellent! I'd like to see it if you want to send me a picture 👍

If they want it doing. That glass isn't really dirty it's acid etched.

I get through a lot of 14mm and 12mm soft rope. But I carry 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 mm soft ropes.

How much would you typically charge for that?

@@michaelwoods3105 I usually do it for the price of what the rope kit is from the manufacturer.

Sometimes 👍

😂 Something like that. I've recommended careful weekly cleaning of the flue ways when in use and he's booked in for the next sweep 👌

Yeah. Only for inspection though.

@@thechimneyman-uk cheers G,

Where do you get the plastic sheet with sweep through fitting in the middle?

@@michaelwoods3105 mine are from Rotary Power Sweeping but I believe Rodstation do them too.

@@thechimneyman-uk what are they called?

Hi, thanks for the info. In England we don't usually sweep off the roof.

@@thechimneyman-uk In mine after removing the baffle, there still remains multiple air introduction pipes in the way of accessing the chimney from the bottom. So you must go from the roof into the chimney with extensions to get all the way down to those pipes from the top side thus causing all the black soot to fall into the wood burning area between those pipes. Do this with the door shut so all the dust stays inside and has settled by the time you get back down to clean out the soot.

@@DrHarryT yes there are a few stoves here that are designed with little or no access to sweep through the stove. Usually other access has been provided. We don't typically go on roofs here but sometimes there's no other way. 👍

@@DrHarryT what stove/appliance do you have?

Neat idea that 💡

Thank you very much 😊

I often wonder why it took so long for us to start using them. I guess we get stuck in our ways.

I know a sweep who still insists on sweeping with the top down method I know it occasionally has its place but every job he manually sweeps top down then wastes a whole bin liner plus duct tape to seal off the fireplace or stove. Just needless hardship and risk climbing up on roofs all day .

@@danbreen1916 oh wow! 😯

@@danbreen1916 sounds like a glutton for punishment 😂

You will definitely need moles for brick flues 👍

Yeah of course cheers I have some perlon rotary brush heads for delicate lime mortar rendered flues and some stiff tamar heads . But them mini moles for liners I can't see wait use it would be . Is it for poor condition flexi liners ? Thanks again great channel 👍

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@@danbreen1916 your right either will do the job. One client I have has a liner which is at quite a shallow angle at one point. Almost a flat spot due to the design of the chimney the liner is in. Because of that soot tends to sit there. The whip head will move the soot about but doesn't move it down the liner. The mole will drag it down as it fills the liner better. It's much like how a mole will remove soot from the bends in a brick chimney more efficiently than a whip. Also moles last a while so it saves on replacing worn out whip line.

Great point I'll have to get one or two in case I run into similar flues . Thanks for the advice .

Nice one 👌

Accidentally left it in. 😅