Old sweeper in St. Louis told me to quit using spin tools for everything

This guy Mike, been doing this since the 80s, watched me try to clean a stubborn creosote glaze with my rotary kit. He pulled me aside and said 'throw that thing away and just use the manual rods with a wire brush.' I thought he was crazy, but after 20 minutes of that spin tool getting nowhere, I tried his way. Knocked the whole flue clean in half the time. Anybody else find certain jobs just work better with old school methods?

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dakotab9321d agoMost Upvoted

How many jobs have you tried both ways on?

paige33122d ago

Mike's 80s rodding technique already saved me a service call last winter.

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karen_sanchez4922d ago

Totally get what you mean. I used to be super skeptical about old school tricks like that. Thought newer was always better. But after watching a few videos of Mike's method actually working, I tried it out on a stubborn furnace. Worked like a charm. Changed my whole view honestly. Now I keep that trick in my back pocket every winter.