How to clean the chimney pipe

Whether we like it or not, the owners of private houses constantly have to deal with the need to maintain stoves, fireplaces and heating boilers running on liquid or solid fuel. The need for this arises due to the fact that the combustion of fuel produces soot, which deposits on the walls of chimney pipes and ducts. If it is not cleaned, then over time it will clog the channel so much that the heating device will become ineffective. Often, soot can even ignite inside the channel, which can cause a fire. At best, “only” will quickly wear down the walls of the chimney.

Video: combustion and burning of soot in the pipe

So, why this procedure needs to be performed, we figured out, now we will look at how to clean the chimney pipe with our own hands with high quality and observing safety procedures.

Causes Affecting the Rate of Soot Formation

Why soot is formed is not a secret, but because of what it is formed in some cases very quickly, sometimes it is not clear. Of course, every owner wants the chimney not to have to be cleaned more than once a year, because the second time you will have to climb onto the roof during the coldest time of the year - it is then especially felt that the heater does not have enough power to heat the house. To avoid this, it will be useful for you to find out something:

1. Various garbage as well as plastic bottles do not need to be incinerated.
2. Plywood and chipboard not only burn badly, but also emit substances that contribute to the formation of soot, as the binder component of these materials is glue.
3. Coniferous firewood contains many resins, and since the combustion temperature of such material is very low, all the resin will remain on the walls of the chimney.
4. Raw firewood is a bad choice, and if they are made from coniferous wood, then it is unlikely to be worse.
5. Soot is formed at insufficient temperature of combustion of fuel and if there is not enough oxygen.
6. Soot is formed during incomplete combustion of fuel. Therefore, the more efficiently the fuel burns, the less soot is formed.
7. If you have a metal furnace of long burning, then there will always be a lot of soot in it.
8. In addition to the negative effects caused by the formation of soot, there is a less noticeable functional effect - gradually, almost imperceptibly, the furnace begins to heat less.

To understand how well (or badly) fuel burns, it is enough to pay attention to the color of the smoke coming out of the pipe: the blacker it is, the more soot in it.

We dealt with the possible reasons, but this did not improve the draft in the heating device, therefore we will consider how to clean the chimney.

Ways to clean the chimney

Faced with a problem, many people are searching, trying to figure out how to clean their chimney. Immediately a little upset, noting that until now a universal remedy, such as “by dictates, in my will ...” - was not invented. Because of this, the cleaning of each chimney in a private house must be approached individually, choosing the appropriate tool or method.

Folk remedies

Clean the soot chimney cans of folk remedies.

Rock salt

Using rock salt to clean the chimney is the cheapest way, but not very effective. Radically clean the pipe does not work, so this technology can be attributed to preventive measures that prevent the accumulation of soot inside the chimney channels.

Method of application: In the process of burning wood or coal a pile of salt is simply poured into the oven.

Potato peelings

In each house there are potato peelings that can be used to advantage, by burning in the oven. During the combustion of the cleanings, steam is formed, saturated with starch, which, passing through the chimney along with the smoke, softens soot well, and part of it flies out of the chimney. The softened soot remaining in the pipe is removed mechanically. The consumption of such funds is governed by the size of the furnace, but, on average, the volume is 1 bucket.

Mode of application: Potato husks or sliced ​​potatoes are poured onto the hot coals - everything should be burnt.

Aspen wood

Enough effective, but also a kind of tool, as the cleaning is carried out by creating a high temperature inside the chimney channel, resulting in soot burn out. It is recommended for use only for capital furnaces with a solid, not too clogged soot chimney.

Mode of application: A handful of aspen wood is simply burned in the stove.

Chemicals

There are both domestic and imported chemicals for chimney cleaning - they can be briquettes or powders packaged in bags.

Communicative

On the market you can buy Czech means Kominichek. In a pack there are 5 bags. The mass of each of them is 14 grams. The tool is not very powerful and is designed to remove a specific layer of carbon black with a thickness of not more than 2 mm. During combustion, this drug reacts with soot, as a result of which it turns into an oxide that burns without fire due to the high temperature created in the flue duct.

How to use: In a burning oven throws a bag of money and the door closes tightly. Packaging is designed to be consumed within 90 days.

Log-chimney sweep

This briquette really resembles a 25 cm long log (there is a shorter “log” for small stoves and stoves). A very effective tool for cleaning chimneys of any type, even complex construction. When the drug is burned, light chemicals are released, which soften the soot so that it falls off from the walls of the canals and chimneys. Reviews on the use of log the most controversial, but in any case, the use of this drug does not replace the periodic mechanical cleaning.

Mode of application: Although the log can be burned without other fuels, the best effect is achieved if the product is placed on red-hot coals. Instructions for use of the drug can be found on the original packaging, in which it is sold, but the essence boils down to one thing - to burn.

Smoke

This tool is available in the form of a box or log. Also, manufacturers have established the production of granulated cleaner, designed to combat pollution in pellet boilers and furnaces.

Method of application: Cleaning is carried out once in two months, by burning means. When used in a pellet boiler, a mixture is used, the ratio of which is 1 kg of agent per 100 kg of fuel.

PHK

Anti-joint chemical composition (PCH) is called powdery means, designed to clean the chimney channels. Its use is characterized by the need for accurate dosage - the powder consumption is only 150? 200 grams per 1 ton of fuel. With constant use of the oven, cleaning is done once every 2 months, in other cases it is enough to burn the bag of the product every six months.

Method of application: A bag of powder is placed in the furnace and burned with or without fuel.

When choosing a chemical product to clean the chimney and furnace from soot, first read the instructions. In addition, you need to take into account the manufacturer's recommendations as to which boilers or furnaces it is intended for.

Video: review of some chemicals designed to clean the chimney

Mechanical cleaning

No matter how desirable, but the time will come when mechanical cleaning can not be avoided. If you have to do this procedure yourself, you will need to purchase or manufacture a special tool.

Video: chimney cleaning tools

The process of cleaning the chimney from the inside of the room is simple, and how to do it was clearly shown in the video. In some cases, cleaning is possible only from above, and many people consider this as the only option because they do not want to litter the room.

Chimney cleaning from the roof

Most often, the chimney rises above the pitched roof, which makes work on it not only inconvenient, but also unsafe. This is a good reason to adhere to strict safety practices.

If it is raining / snowing or a strong wind is blowing, then for the sake of your safety, it is better to postpone cleaning until a better opportunity.

Video: insurance when working on the roof

It is important to follow the following procedure:

1. First of all, you need to close the door tightly and all the cleanings so that the soot does not get into the room. If it is necessary to clean a fireplace that is not equipped with a door, then the firebox must be closed as thoroughly as possible. To do this, you can glue a piece of plastic film onto the furnace with masking tape or, in extreme cases, curtain with a damp, dense cloth. In addition, a piece of compacted soot that has fallen out of the pipe may violate such protection, so it is worth backing it up with a shield. Some people lay sandboxes with sandbags.
2. We rise to the roof using insurance.
3. When you get to the chimney, check to see if there is any trash inside the nest. If something is found, then remove or push the stick down (if the channel is straight). Assess the degree of contamination and its composition - if there are strong pitch deposits on the walls, then a tool designed for cleaning soot will not work.
4. Having decided on a suitable tool, let's proceed to cleaning.
5. If the soot layer is very dense in the channel, then it must first be cleaned with a scraper. When the need for such cleaning does not arise, you can do the removal of soot directly using a prepared tool.
6. In cases where preventive work is performed extremely rarely, a congestion may occur in the channel, which can be compacted by dense pieces of soot that have fallen down during cleaning. In this case, it is necessary to pierce this plug with the help of a core - a heavy metal ball fixed on a cable. He should try to throw in the center of the channel, if possible not touching the walls of the pipe. This should be done until the congestion is broken.

If you use a weight instead of a core, then it can be skewed, and it tightly gets stuck in the channel. To get her have to disassemble the chimney.

In principle, at home, clean the chimney from the resin is quite real, just need to strictly follow the recommendations.

It remains to remove the garbage, restore order and, without fear, wait for the start of the heating season.

Using Sandwich Tubes

However, the furnace is used not only in a residential building, but also in the bath. Recently, a chimney from low-quality sandwich pipes, which are not sufficiently insulated, is often collected; therefore, condensate forms abundantly inside them, and it, when mixed with soot, forms a tar material.

Video: chimney clogged from a sandwich pipe

Video: what kind of sandwich pipe you need to buy to avoid condensation

Also, we must not forget that the type of fuel used affects the formation of soot, but if this is all right, cleaning the chimney from a sandwich pipe will not become a tedious task.

Video: cleaning the chimney from a sandwich pipe

The principle of cleaning a chimney from a sandwich pipe does not change depending on where the chimney functions - in a private house or a bath.