After trying to sweep my chimney with a traditional chimney brush and rods, which required a treacherous climb on a steep roof, I unknowingly swept only a small portion of creosote from the chimney which caused a chimney fire that night! Scary! After much reading and searching I decided to try this method. I was able to completely clean out all the creosote (about three times the amount from my original sweep) from inside the house. No climbing on the roof, no ladders, and using the plastic sheeting provided, not much mess in the house. I do recommend this device. You just need to decide how tall your chimney is to get the correct number of rods to purchase. Chim chimney chim …