Cleaning A Gas Fireplace Flue

To use a chimney brush follow these steps.

Cleaning a gas fireplace flue.

Close the door to the wood stove or tape plastic across the fireplace opening. If some of your lava rocks are too small to be vacuumed without getting sucked up in the machine put a piece of. Ask your heating service tech to check the chimney itself and order a cleaning if needed. Insert the brush into the flue push it down scrubbing up and down as you go.

How to check for creosote to check for creosote yourself first make sure there s no downdraft from the chimney. Regular maintenance also includes removing any debris birds nests etc that may have accumulated in your flue. You can reduce creosote buildup in your fireplace flue by providing adequate combustion air which will encourage a hot clean burning fire. Oil gas fired heating appliance chimneys also need to be inspected and cleaned.

Working from above with the damper open and the chimney cap removed thread on the first rod. Have your gas fireplace chimney inspected and cleaned annually at a minimum states fireplaces and open the flue using a clamp to keep it open. Whether it s creosote soot or some other type of debris in your chimney any of this debris can cause a problem as it could impede the escape of smoke from your fireplace. You can also use the vacuum hose to clean up around the vent of the heat exchanger.

These measures are necessary to prevent carbon monoxide from building up inside the house.