Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - Ants in the chimney!!! Help!

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Milemaker13
11-21-08, 05:44 AM
So I got my rusty old damper open and a whole bunch of dirt and ants fell out! Crazy, right?!!! So I vaccummed them all up and sprayed some chem around the fireplace. I put the paper shopvac bag in a garbage bag and put it outside. Now I figure I'll light a fire and be done with them for good. What do you say about that? I have some more cleaning to do around the smoke chamber (where the ant hill was), but it is clear now. I'll get in there with a hand brush and vaccumm after the fire is out. How would you sweep a square brick chimney anyway?

the_tow_guy
11-21-08, 06:06 AM
With a square brush:

Chimney Brushes - Red Hill General Store (http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/chimbrush.htm)
RachelM6
08-17-09, 10:53 AM
I would definitely recommend a heavy duty square chimney brush. Here's another good resource.

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Milemaker13
08-17-09, 02:13 PM
We have been thinking about getting the chimney lined. It is a plain brick square flue, just about 9" square. A chimney guy told me ballpark $1500 and up to put in a SS flex liner. I have read about a concrete type of liner that is actually poured-in-place inside the chimney using a long ballon form. That would be sweet... probably costs a buck or two!