"Eddy" wrote in message
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
As for the OP's problem. I think short of going up onto the roof and
looking down from the top to see what that is like. Does it need a
sweep? Don't forget rain might clean the top few feet. A set of more
flexable rods or bringing in a sweep is the best bet. For a pro-sweep
it's only a couple of hours so I'd expect change from £100. If he has
to travel over 20/30 miles it might be worth getting in touch with
others nearby and arranging to all have your chimneys done on the
same day.

Hi, Dave.

Unfortunately, if I were to get up on the roof I couldn't see down it
because of the cowl permanently fixed to stop rain getting in.


Is there enough clearance around or within the cowl, to put down the chimney
a heavy cord with a weight on the end?

My thoughts would be to attach this cord to the brush and pull it up with
the rods trailing, rather than pushing the brush from below?