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A lady in Cincinnati told me she never gets her flue cleaned because her fireplace 'looks fine' and it still haunts me
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jakewhite19d ago
Honestly I was the same way for years, figured if it wasn't smoking back into the house it was fine. Then my neighbor had a chimney fire last winter and the fire department said it was pure luck it didn't burn the whole place down. That visual of flames shooting out the top of his roof completely changed my mind. Now I get mine checked every other year, it's just not worth the risk.
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sean_green4419d ago
Oh man, that's scary. I mean, @jakewhite, it's crazy how a single moment like that can flip a switch. My uncle had a similar wake-up call, but with his dryer vent. Firefighters told him the lint buildup was basically a tinderbox waiting for a spark. Now he cleans it out like clockwork every few months.
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Read a story where a blocked flue caused carbon monoxide to back up into a house.
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