Are chemicals typically used in cleaning chimney flues?
Typically, chemical cleaners are intended to be used after a chimney has been manually cleaned. However, there are chemicals available that can be applied directly to the interior of the flue. They are designed to dissolve hardend, glazed creosote. They can be used on masonry or stainless steel surfaces. It is recommended that all manufacturer guidelines be followed. It is usually necessary to allow the chemicals to dry for three to five days before using a flue brush to finish the cleaning. Sodium chloride can also be used for cleaning chimney flues. Table salt sodium chloride can not be used on metal chimneys because of its’ ability to corrode metal. Video Scanning Equipment What is a video scan?A video scan is a chimney tool that takes pictures of the inside of your chimney flue. A video scanner is lowered into the chimney and closed circuit TV pictures are beamed back to a remote monitor. Video equipment uses cameras that can be color or black and white. This system is used to chec
