Found out the hard way that a wire brush on a drill is way too aggressive for clay flue tiles

I was up on a two-story in Portland last month and used a drill brush to save time on a heavy creosote buildup, but it gouged the tiles so bad the homeowner ended up needing a reline, has anyone else ruined a flue this way or did I just pick the wrong brush?

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sage_dixon1d ago

Ripped the glaze right off an old clay liner once doing the same thing.

tessa_clark741d ago

Did the whole thing shatter or just chip?