Why does nobody mention how much liner work saves your back?

I used to fight sooty brick with brushes and rods for every job, a solid 3 hours per stack. Last month I finally tried a flexible liner kit on this old colonial in Providence, and it took maybe 90 minutes start to finish. The draft was stronger too, client even noticed after just one fire. Is it normal to feel dumb for sticking with the old method for so many years? Has anyone else made that switch and never gone back?

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kim81913d ago

Man, I feel this one. I spent way too many years hauling rods up ladders and cussing at every offset in the flue, and it never once crossed my mind that there was an easier way until another sweep showed me his setup. The back part alone sold me, but the draft improvement was the real surprise for me too, my customers started saying the same thing about the fire catching better. Try not to beat yourself up over it, we all learn the old way first and nobody hands you a manual on when to change. You made the switch and that is what counts.

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