MotorSeven
Elite Member
I forgot to mention. I bought s SootEater rotary flue cleaning system last summer which will allow me to clean the flue from the basement using a cordless drill. I read some very positive reviews on it, but have not used it yet:
Buy.com - Sooteater Rotary Chimney Cleaning Syste
My flue cap is a Windbeater type which uses no screen. I really think screens are just to keep critters out, not sparks. Even when the screen on the Quonset flue was in I could see that chunks of slag/creosote had fallen out onto the roof. Like Dave said the screen clogs quick, so I jut removed it. If I had a cedar shake roof I might think twice, but with steel I don't think a screen gains any safety except for the purple martins & bats.
Buy.com - Sooteater Rotary Chimney Cleaning Syste
My flue cap is a Windbeater type which uses no screen. I really think screens are just to keep critters out, not sparks. Even when the screen on the Quonset flue was in I could see that chunks of slag/creosote had fallen out onto the roof. Like Dave said the screen clogs quick, so I jut removed it. If I had a cedar shake roof I might think twice, but with steel I don't think a screen gains any safety except for the purple martins & bats.