Cleaning A Gas Fireplace Flue

Regular maintenance also includes removing any debris birds nests etc that may have accumulated in your flue.

Cleaning a gas fireplace flue.

Oil gas fired heating appliance chimneys also need to be inspected and cleaned. If some of your lava rocks are too small to be vacuumed without getting sucked up in the machine put a piece of. Part of normal oil fired appliance heating service includes disassembly and cleaning of the flue vent connector. Close the door to the wood stove or tape plastic across the fireplace opening.

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. These measures are necessary to prevent carbon monoxide from building up inside the house. Insert the brush into the flue push it down scrubbing up and down as you go. To use a chimney brush follow these steps.

You can also use the vacuum hose to clean up around the vent of the heat exchanger. Ask your heating service tech to check the chimney itself and order a cleaning if needed. You can reduce creosote buildup in your fireplace flue by providing adequate combustion air which will encourage a hot clean burning fire. Make sure that carbon monoxide detectors are kept in working order.

How to check for creosote to check for creosote yourself first make sure there s no downdraft from the chimney.