Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

How do you do it?

Our log burning stove sits in its inglenook with its unjointed vertical
chimney pipe emerging from the flat top of the stove and straight up
through the top of the inglenook, presumably through a register plate or
some such thing.

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the fireback
and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but this doesnt
seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

Im guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping but
its not obvious to me.

Tim

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Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

On 13 May 2019 20:20:15 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the
fireback and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but
this doesn t seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

I m guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping
but it s not obvious to me.

Stoves vary but on ours it's swept from the fire cavity having
removed a baffle plate that slots onto the boiler. If the boiler
isn't fitted (it's optional on our stove) there is a larger baffle
plate to take the place of the boiler.

Our flue exits the rear into a vertical T piece. The lower end is
capped and serves to catch stuff that fall down the flue. the upper
end connects to the flue pipe that goes to the register plate and
twin wall chimney liner. To get around the 90 degree bend of the T
piece super flexible rods are required. Ordinary rods might be too
stiff to get into the bottom of your flue pipe from the fire cavity
and if there are any bends in the liner...

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Dave.

Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

On 13/05/2019 21:20, Tim+ wrote:

How do you do it?

Our log burning stove sits in its inglenook with its unjointed vertical
chimney pipe emerging from the flat top of the stove and straight up
through the top of the inglenook, presumably through a register plate or
some such thing.

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the fireback
and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but this doesnt
seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

Im guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping but
its not obvious to me.

Mine has an access plate on the pipe a few inches above the stove but
with the right flexible brush pole it turns out you can sweep it by
access from inside the fire cavity once the baffle plate is removed.
This is somewhat surprising as the brush has to fit between two water
heating pipes. It should be much easier on one without a back boiler.

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Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On 13 May 2019 20:20:15 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the
fireback and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but
this doesnâ t seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

Iâ m guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping
but itâ s not obvious to me.

Stoves vary but on ours it's swept from the fire cavity having
removed a baffle plate that slots onto the boiler. If the boiler
isn't fitted (it's optional on our stove) there is a larger baffle
plate to take the place of the boiler.

Our flue exits the rear into a vertical T piece. The lower end is
capped and serves to catch stuff that fall down the flue. the upper
end connects to the flue pipe that goes to the register plate and
twin wall chimney liner.

It isnt clear from the OPs post if he has a chimney liner or just a flue
from the stove that terminates above the register plate from where the
fumes would rise up the chimney in the normal manner.
Such an installation isnt recommended these days but 1000s of stoves will
still be installed that way,
To get the upper part cleaned properly may need the stove flue removed so
the right sized brushes can be used , in some cases an access port is
installed for this task either in the chimney breast or if the chimney is
on an outside wall installed there. Im sure the OP knows his property but
if they havent lived there long
perhaps there is a chance that it has been disguised and they havent seen
it .

TBH if the stove hasnt been swept for a time Id get a sweep in, most will
have wide experience of all sorts of situations and stoves and know the
wrinkles of them, a visit isnt usual that expensive and will get the job
done.
If the intention is to DIY it in future then just watch how they do it.
Some now carry inspection cameras
to assist in the task and the condition of the chimney interior, or even a
liner. The latter are not infallible and the cheaper ones can fail after a
few years.

GH

Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

On Monday, 13 May 2019 21:20:18 UTC+1, Tim+ wrote:
How do you do it?

Our log burning stove sits in its inglenook with its unjointed vertical
chimney pipe emerging from the flat top of the stove and straight up
through the top of the inglenook, presumably through a register plate or
some such thing.

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the fireback
and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but this doesnt
seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

Im guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping but
its not obvious to me.

Your chimney should be fitted with an insulated corrugated flexible liner.
The problem is tar, most of it will be at the top of the chimney. In the last foot where the gases hit the cold air.
It can't be brushed out,it has to be scraped.
If there is a large accumulation it can catch fire and can burn the house down if you're unlucky. Melt the liner if you're lucky.
It can be hand scraped from the top.

The best way is prevention, have a good blaze once a week to burn off the tars before too much accumulates.

It's all down to the crap inefficient stoves commonly sold in the UK.

If your chimney has no liner fitted, you are in the ****. There can be tar the whole length of the chimney, virtually impossible to remove and a fire hazard.

Log burning stove chimney sweeping question
 

On 13/05/2019 21:20, Tim+ wrote:

How do you do it?

Our log burning stove sits in its inglenook with its unjointed vertical
chimney pipe emerging from the flat top of the stove and straight up
through the top of the inglenook, presumably through a register plate or
some such thing.

The bottom end of the flue is concealed somewhere behind/above the fireback
and whilst there is a collar around the base of the pipe but this doesnt
seem to move to allow removal of the flue pipe.

Im guessing that the pipe must come out somehow to permit sweeping but
its not obvious to me.

Tim


As others are saying, you take out the baffle plate inside. This
possibly means (carefully) removing the brittle firebricks too and
possibly one or two other loose bits of ironwork.

Do you have a make/model to google for the manual?

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