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My old rotary brush finally gave out mid-job in Cincinnati
Was cleaning a big creosote buildup on a 8-inch flue last Tuesday and the motor on my Gardus Roto-Spin Pro just seized up. Smelled burning plastic and the thing stopped spinning completely. Had to finish the job with a hand brush and rods, took me twice as long. Anyone else had a power brush die on them like that?
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taylor1229d ago
How long did you have that Gardus before it died? Mine's been going strong for a couple years but I run it mostly on light soot, not heavy creosote.
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jake98629d ago
Mid job failure sounds dramatic but let's be real - a rotary brush dying while you're using it is just a minor inconvenience, not a crisis. You pull it out, swap to another tool, and move on with your day. People act like their whole chimney cleaning business collapsed because one cheap plastic brush gave out. Taylor's Gardus lasting years on light soot proves these things aren't meant for heavy abuse anyway. Maybe thetessa is overreacting a bit and needs to pick the right tool for the job instead of blaming the equipment.
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the_tessa29d ago
Agreed with you before but after mine died mid job last week I'll never push a rotary brush that hard again.
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