Switched from a wire brush to a poly brush for flue cleaning about 6 months ago

I used to hammer away with those stiff wire brushes on every job, but after a rough day in an old house near Poughkeepsie where the creosote was like cement, I tried a poly brush on a recommendation. It took half the time to scrub the same flue. Now I only use wire on heavy glaze. Has anyone else made the swap and found certain situations the poly just can't handle?

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the_phoenix18d ago

Made the switch myself a couple years back and never looked back. Those poly brushes just glide through most jobs, way less elbow grease needed. The only time I pull out the wire is when I run into that thick, shiny glaze that just laughs at everything else.

butler.abby17d ago

Wait @the_phoenix you actually stopped using wire brushes entirely? That's wild haha