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Vent: Found out my brush was too stiff from a forum post in Ohio

I was reading a thread about chimney flue damage and someone mentioned that using a stiff wire brush on terracotta liners can actually score the clay over time. I checked my creosote buildup logs from the last 6 months and sure enough, I've been scratching up a customer's flue in Columbus. Has anyone else had to switch to poly brushes mid-career?
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rivera.jesse
Wait, are you saying the nylon ones don't grab the creosote as good?
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kelly.robin
kelly.robin14d agoMost Upvoted
Haven't you found that the nylon brushes just don't bite into the glaze the same way, even though they're safer for the clay?
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