efm 520 round fire tube cleaning

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franpipeman
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Post by franpipeman » Sat. Sep. 08, 2018 6:34 pm

While i clean my efm round fire tube every year with a 1-1/2 copper tubing brush, I was wondering what other folks do. I tried a 2inch copper fitting brush but its way too tight. ( might not get it out , So whats a better way ?


 
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Post by Pacowy » Sun. Sep. 09, 2018 11:30 am

Use a real boiler tube brush of the correct size, and be prepared to do some yanking on it if there is buildup.

Mike

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