The essential annual maintenance!
Whether you have a stove or a chimney, eliminating the deposits that accumulate in the flue is essential, both for your safety and for the durability of your installation.
To carry out this operation yourself, do not hesitate to choose from my selection of best scan kits Of the market !
What is the best sweeping kit of 2022?
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Shaffer Pro – My favorite, for 80mm pellet stove.
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Kibros – Professional kit for fireplaces and stoves
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baretto – The best value for money
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Vevor – Another nice soft and flexible kit.
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Holzbrink – Cheap, from above and not from below.
Contents
Shaffer Pro
Editor’s note: 4.5 / 5 | Reward : See the price on Amazon
For a pellet stove in perfect working order! The Shaffer Pro Chimney Sweep Kit offers everything needed to clean the flues of all types of stoves, including the most common 80mm. For this, it is made up of 2 EasyFlex beaters with diameters of 80 mm and 100 mm which have the advantage of bending easily, even in 45° turns. In addition, there are 15 nylon rods whose great flexibility minimizes effort and which reach 9 m in length when assembled. The screw interlocking system makes fixing simple, quick and safe: without the risk of losing the hedgehog! Finally, a practical guide is provided in the form of an e-book at the time of purchase for a perfectly successful interview.
My opinion : Are you about to start sweeping your pellet stove for the first time? Or do you just want to acquire better equipment? In this case, it is clearly this kit that I recommend! Shaffer Pro has done an excellent job with the various items included here – they should have no problem helping you with your duct maintenance. The two brushes of 80 and 100 mm will adapt perfectly to your installation and also, with a length of 9 m, you will have plenty to do effective cleaning from below. I also confirm that the rods are flexible enough to pass the elbows without difficulty, which greatly facilitates the task. This is an excellent quality set that you can reuse year after year.
Kibros
Editor’s note: 5 / 5 | Reward : See the price on Amazon
For professionals and individuals alike! With this sweeping kit, Kibros brings together 5 rods and a synthetic brush to clean all sheathed ducts without scratching the walls (and therefore without compromising their sealing), whether it is a fireplace, a stove pellet or a boiler. Super easy to use, just snap the rods together (depending on your desired length) using very strong steel threaded screws and mount the supplied hedgehog to the tip. Depending on the needs, this hedgehog can also be chosen from 150 mm to 250 mm in diameter. The set is designed to easily navigate curved ducts and of course the wire brush is resistant to high temperatures and corrosion.
My opinion : With Kibros, you are assured of a quality scan! Whether you’re a professional looking for your next piece of equipment or someone who wants to clean your duct thoroughly to be on the safe side, this kit should totally satisfy you. If the brushes offered are not really suitable for standard pellet stoves (otherwise the wires will have to be cut to reduce the diameter…), on the other hand they are extremely effective for fireplaces. I have absolutely no complaints about the rods, which are flexible enough, hold firmly, help hold the hedgehog in place, and provide enough length to sweep from your house or the roof. If you want to favor a professional quality kit, this is the one I recommend!
baretto
Editor’s note: 4.5 / 5 | Reward : See the price on Amazon
A complete cleaning kit! To sweep pellet stoves, Baretto has created this set consisting of an extension, a first brush with bristles with a diameter of 80 mm, a second with a diameter of 100 mm and a multi-brush. -uses. The totally flexible extension is made of a steel cable capable of sliding in all curves, even those at 90° or double 45°. The brushes, made of nylon, make it possible to adapt to standard duct widths while eliminating scale and collecting dust. (The multi-purpose that helps clean even the toughest corners). Easy to assemble thanks to the M12 studs (in aluminium, so they don’t rust), this kit is finally available in 2 versions: one 6 m long and the other 9 m.
My opinion : Probably the best value for money you can find out of any sweeping kit on the market! It’s very simple, if you don’t need more than 6m long to unclog your stovepipe, this set has everything you need for an effective cleaning. The bars are stiff enough to glide effortlessly, yet flexible enough to easily handle any corner. The brushes provided are also of very good quality, and if you ever have a chimney, know that the string for hanging them is standard and you can therefore use other hedgehogs with larger diameters. For a fairly affordable price, this Baretto is doing very well!
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Editor’s note: 4.5 / 5 | Reward : See the price on Amazon
All the flexibility you need for perfect cleaning! The Vevor sweeping kit includes 8 rods, each one meter long, whose flexibility and durability allow them to penetrate all stove and chimney flues and deflect bends. Combined with the brush head with wear-resistant (and also flexible) bristles, deposits and dust are effectively removed, especially since it is possible to connect this set to a drill to create an even more rotational movement. efficient. (The brush is designed not to damage the ducts, even when wringing at high speeds.) Designed for home use, it is easy to assemble and takes only seconds to set up and take down.
My opinion : Another very good option for cleaning your chimney! This kit offered by Vevor contains, like the others, all the essential accessories for successful cleaning, whether it is the brush that removes deposits without damaging the pipes or the flexible rods that allow elbows to pass with great ease. But if I want to present it to you, it’s because it has a little particularity in that it offers a connector that allows you to connect it to a drill. At first, it would never have occurred to me to use this tool to scrub even more effectively, but it’s true that it works very well and also allows you to get tired less. Whether you are tempted by this experience or prefer the classic manual method, it is certainly a good alternative to the other products in this selection.
Holzbrink
Editor’s note: 4 / 5 | Reward : See the price on Amazon
Versatile scanning! This Holzbrink kit has the particularity of being able to be used both from below and from above, i.e. from the stove or the chimney or from the external flue outlet. To adapt to all needs, it is also available in a wide range of lengths, up to 30 m of rods. These rods are both flexible to facilitate the work and not obstruct the elbows, and must be accompanied by a beater of the diameter of the pipe to be cleaned (steel or synthetic) as well as a ball in the case of sweeping by the top. They hook to each other via a thread system that ensures they stay together during use, ensuring the brush never gets stuck inside.
My opinion : Unlike the other sweeping kits that I have shown you, this Holzbrink does not include brushes. If this partly explains why it is not expensive, it above all makes it more interesting for a large number of people. As their pipes are available in a large number of different lengths (starting from 1m), this allows you to choose or build the size you really need. And since no particular hedgehog is imposed on you, you are free to buy the one that corresponds to your installation, whether you have a fireplace or a pellet stove at home! You should therefore not hesitate to take an interest in it, even if you are a professional from elsewhere, because it is more flexible and allows you to better adapt to your daily activity.