Old timer told me I was using too much water on my brush setup - he was right

I had this guy named Jerry come by my job last Thursday in Portland. He watched me get my gear ready and said I was soaking my brush too much. He told me you want the bristles damp not dripping wet or you just push soot deeper into the masonry. I thought he was being picky but after I tried his way on the next stack the whole clean went way faster. Has anyone else cut back on water and seen better results?

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lisat606d ago

Learned the same lesson the hard way myself, it's a game changer once you ease up.

patricia_wells5d ago

Did your buddy try it yet with just a little bit of water? My friend had the same issue in his chimney work until he watched an old timer show him the damp brush trick. He said the difference was like night and day, the soot just rolled off instead of smearing everywhere.