Chimney brush wear after 20 years, noticed it on a Tuesday job

Last week I was doing a routine sweep in Dayton and my wire brush finally gave out. I bought it back in 2004, used it on maybe 800 flues without thinking twice. The bristles were down to stubs, I just never paid attention. Swapped in a new one and the difference was night and day, soot came off way faster. Anyone else hold onto old brushes way longer than they should?

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the_john11h ago

800 flues on one brush? That's wild. My brushes get replaced every couple seasons even when they look okay, I can't imagine pushing one through that many chimneys. The soot must've just been packing down instead of actually scraping off toward the end there.