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Rotary brush on a drill beat my old hand rods on a 30 foot liner, and it wasn't close
Did a job in Gary, Indiana last week on a rental with a 30 foot clay liner that was caked with about 10 years of creosote. My boss handed me the old fiberglass rods and I spent the first 20 minutes just getting the thing to turn at the bottom, felt like I was fighting the flue the entire time. Second flue, same house, I switched to a rotary brush on a cordless drill with a whip head and it was done in like 8 minutes flat. The rods give you feel but the rotary just eats through the glaze, and I could actually see the difference when I ran my camera down after. What surprised me was the drill setup didn't bounce around as much once I found the right speed, the rods always wanted to walk on me at the joints. I know some old timers will say you can't beat rods on soft flue, but on hard clay this wasn't even a contest. Anybody here run rotary on clay tile full time or do you still keep rods on the truck for certain jobs?
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sagey695d ago
Ten years of creosote caked on isn't normal buildup, so of course the drill chewed through it, that's not a fair test for the rods.
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