My brush got stuck in a flue liner last Thursday

I was doing a routine sweep on a 1960s house in Arlington, and the brush jammed halfway down. Tried pulling it back up, but the cable popped out of the handle. Ended up having to pull the whole brush head apart with a hook tool from the top. Has anyone else had a brush fail like this on a tight flue?

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the_simon27d ago

Man, sounds like the flue liner really didn't want to let go of that brush. Guess it found a new friend it wasn't ready to part with.

parkerkim26d ago

Tried using a shop vac to pull the brush from the bottom while someone wiggled the cable from above, @the_simon. Worked like a charm after fighting it for way too long lol.