There are numerous variations of the standard pipe-cleaning brush. This means pipe-cleaning brushes can be used for all sorts of different jobs.
Flexible stem on a pipe-cleaning brush
Hosepipe and aquarium filter pipe-cleaning brushes have long flexible stems. This allows the brushes to clean the item thoroughly by manoeuvring around bends in the pipe.
Double-ended pipe-cleaning brushes
Some pipe-cleaning brushes have two heads, one at each end of the stem, and no handle or loop.
The brushes will be two different shapes or sizes to carry out different jobs.
Pipe-cleaning brushes designed as attachments to power tools have a shank, instead of a handle, allowing them to be locked into the drill chuck tightly.
