If your country house has a stove, then the task will be relevant – how to clean the chimney? After all, it is known that periodically it clogs and it is necessary to eliminate dust, dirt and soot. Today there are special brushes and cleaning devices. There are also folk methods. We describe them in more detail in the article.
Cleaning chimneys – what materials to use?
Chimney cleaning – video
Do -it -yourself chimneys are cleaned using special materials. Firstly, a brush is needed. Someone instead of it uses a stick with a load. Some manage to clean with a fishing rod. But if financial capabilities allow, it is better to buy a brush. A great example is the Hansa brush, which consists of a flexible handle and ruff. It allows you to effectively penetrate the most inaccessible places of the chimney and clean complex areas. Suitable for brick and metal pipes. Differs in durability, reliability and ease of use.
However, there is another type of brush – “tornado”. It is set in motion with an electric drill. It is also a good option. Does not require special use, all work is quite simple and fast. In addition to brushes, in the modern market there is also a special device. It has many nozzles. But it has a great drawback – does not eliminate dense layers of soot. It cleans only superficial soot and dust. Therefore, for constant use it is better not to buy it. Carry out work with a brush or call professionals.
How to clean a chimney?
The video shows the self -cleaning of the chimney by pumping
It is believed that once a year it is necessary to clean the chimney. But in general, this figure is quite conditional. It must be cleaned when he clogged. There are several ways today. The first is typical with a stick, brushes. Someone uses chemical and folk remedies. But before talking about them, let’s talk about the usual way to eliminate dust, dirt and soot with a brush. First you should know that not only the pipe, but also the furnace wells are attributed to the chimney. Therefore, you need to clean all together. It is also important to know that soot is very fat in structure and it is difficult to wash it. Therefore, for high -quality cleaning, it is important to follow the next technology.
To get started, a valve is closed in the house. Next are taken to the roof with a brush or stick with a load. They begin to clean the pipe. For this, the brush is carefully carried out at its edges. The first time to scrape off the soot will not work. Will have to make several approaches. You should not rush in this case. After the pipe is cleaned, you can go down. Push and put forward a valve several times. This will allow soot and dirt to the lower chimneys. Then they clean the internal component of the furnace (wells and the beginning of the pipe).
Open stove wells. There can be two, three, four or more (depends on the type of stove). Start gradual cleaning by eliminating soot and dirt. The upper part of each well is important to be cleared additionally by a brush. Then the wells are closed again. They begin to seal the cracks. For this, clay is diluted in a separate container and applied to the necessary areas. Give time to dry. Then stir clay and sand. The composition is again applied to cracks. At the last stage, everything must be laid out with lime. Or, sometimes, water -based paint is used with special rollers for painting.
How is the chemical cleaning of the chimney and using folk remedies?
So, above it was told how to clean the chimney in a typical way. But there are also other methods. For example, a folk method and with the help of chemicals. If we talk about the first, then some people still use aspen firewood for cleaning. The fact is that they have the ability to quickly burn at high temperature. At the same time, the air heats up and becomes intense traction. Sazha leaves the pipe after time. But it is worth knowing that it can fly out and easily light up. Therefore, many professionals do not recommend this cleaning if the soot has a layer of more than 10 mm.
There is also a chemical method using special means. For example, Hansa. This mixture consists of the smallest crystals, which, under the influence of fire, react with resin and turn it into gases. As a result of such a process, water evaporates and minor residues of resins remain, which are easily crumbling and burned. Using this mixture is an excellent alternative mechanical cleaning. But it is worth knowing one moment. Some compositions during combustion exude a strong smell. And it is sometimes impossible to be indoors. You need to constantly ventilate it. After 2-3 days of ventilation, the smell passes.
The chemical purification of the chimney can be carried out not only with Hansa, but also with such means as: Stumpfyre, cheerful chimney sweep, Kominik.