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As it turned out, in the courtyard of the relatives there was a bathhouse, which they had not used for a long time, since the chimney was clogged in the stove. Fortunately, I knew how to deal with this problem with my own hands, so I quickly got down to business and restored the oven to work. As a reward, I took a steam bath with all my heart and collected very valuable information.
The results of all were the instructions for cleaning chimney pipes, which I bring to your attention.
Why do you need a clean smoke exhaust ducts
Many in childhood saw how their grandfathers and great-grandfathers cleaned the pipe from soot, but not everyone knows why it is necessary to carry out this not very pleasant operation. Therefore, I will work as a lecturer so that you have something to tell your children on long winter evenings, swinging in a rocking chair by the fireplace.
- First of all, you need to make sure that the flue duct is not completely clogged with soot, debris or foreign objects.
- The fuel briquette itself can be burned both with the main fuel and completely independently.
- To achieve maximum efficiency, I burn firewood in the fireplace, after which I put the briquette on hot charcoal (like a kebab, but not on skewers).
- Before use, you need to remove the packaging of the log, but not the wrapper itself, in which the substance is wrapped.
- Usually the log flares up on its own, but if for some reason this does not happen, set fire to the wrapper on both sides yourself.
The soot chemical itself lasts about 14 days. During all this time, lumps of soot may collapse from the chimney into the furnace or to the bottom of the flue duct. It must be constantly removed from there.
In conclusion of this particular section, I want to mention one feature that not everyone knows about. When burned, the chimney log produces gases with a temperature of over 1000 degrees Celsius, which can melt the steel chimney. Therefore, the substance can be used in stoves with stone and ceramic pipes.
By the way, if it rains, climbing the roof is also better to avoid. Either lightning will strike you, or you will slip on the roof. Both you and your loved ones are unlikely to like both.
- First of all, you need to inspect the pipe from above. If the accumulation of soot does not exceed 2 mm, there is no need to complicate your life. Go to the store and buy a pipe cleaner and light it in the oven. This will be more than enough.
You also need to see if a foreign object is blocking the pipe. This can often be a bird's nest or fallen leaves. In this case, the plug must either be pulled up or pushed down to remove it through the door.
- If there is a lot of soot, as in my case, we clean it with a special scraper. Then it can be replaced with a special brush, which is sold in a specialty store.
Conclusion
As you can see, there is nothing difficult in cleaning the pipe from soot. The main thing is to decide to do this dirty and unpleasant job. But in my case, a reward awaited me in the form of a pleasant pastime in the bathhouse. And I suggest you watch the video in this article, where there is a lot of information about the design and operation of furnaces.
And one moment. I would be very grateful if in the comments to this material you shared your own secrets and tips on how to better clean the pipe from soot. Perhaps next time I will not have to spend so much time restoring the oven to work.
