I dropped $260 on a rotary chimney brush kit before finding out the flue tiles in my 1920s house would crack if I touched them

Piper Kim · 2026-10-09T04:35:03.584492+00:00

The liners in these old houses are basically soft fired clay, and a guy in Cincinnati who's been sweeping 30 years showed me his probe test that saved me from a $4,000 reline, so what do you all use to check tile condition before you even think about putting a brush in?

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I dropped $260 on a rotary chimney brush kit before finding out the flue tiles in my 1920s house would crack if I touched them | Chimney Sweeps - Thought Shares