Pro tip: I was using the wrong brush head size this whole time...

I've been sweeping chimneys for about 8 years now and always grabbed the 8 inch brush for standard flues. Last month I had a job where the brush kept getting stuck halfway down, so the homeowner comes out and asks if I'm using the right size for their 6 inch liner. I measured it and sure enough, I'd been oversizing my brushes for years on smaller flues, probably costing myself time and elbow grease on every single job. Been using a 6 inch now for those narrow ones and it slides right through, way less fighting. Has anyone else had a similar moment where they just assumed their tool was right for years?

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mary46214d ago

Oh man, I feel this. I wasted months trying to power through clogged gutters with the wrong nozzle on my pressure washer before a buddy told me to switch to a 45 degree tip. It was night and day. You just get used to fighting the tool and figure that's how it's supposed to be. Always a good wake up call when you realize you've been making things harder for yourself.

grace56514d agoTop Commenter

mary462, I've been there too. It's wild how you can fight a tool for months before someone shows you the simple fix.