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Switched my brush angle after 8 years and feel dumb
Was at a job last week cleaning a big masonry flue, the one with heavy glaze buildup. I always held my brush at a steep angle thinking I was really scrubbing hard. Client's neighbor who does this work 40 years walked over and said 'you're just pushing the dirt sideways, not up.' He showed me to keep it nearly flat and pull straight down. The difference was night and day. I got twice the buildup off in half the time. Anyone else have a basic technique they learned wrong?
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colescott17d ago
Eight years of polishing soot sideways. That's dedication.
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fiona_kim9716d ago
Oh, tell me about it. That kind of sideways polishing is a skill you don't just pick up overnight. You have to learn the exact angle of your wrist and how much pressure to put on the brush so you're not just smearing the soot back and forth. I've seen folks who try to rush it and end up with a smudgy mess that takes twice as long to fix. It really is a craft, knowing when to go straight and when to go sideways.
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Wow, that flat brush angle trick is a total game changer for glazed flues.
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