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the_henry
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5h ago
Pro tip: check the smoke chamber before you quote, a blocked one cost me half a day
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craig.parker
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4d ago
Changed my mind on camera inspections after a talk with a homeowner in Tulsa
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jakewhite
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5d ago
Got called out by a 30 year sweep for how I check a flue, changed my whole routine
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jessicamiller
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5d ago
Thought chimney brushes with plastic bristles were junk until a job in Buffalo changed my mind
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schmidt.grant
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5d ago
A 30-year sweep in Cleveland showed me I was brushing from the wrong angle
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the_oliver
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7d ago
Wire brush on a drill vs hand brushing creosote after a 40 year old flue kicked my butt
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piper175
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9d ago
Shoutout to the old timer in Tulsa who told me to sweep from the bottom up on my first liner job
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sethc12
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9d ago
TIL you can spot a bad flue tile by tapping it with a screwdriver handle, not a metal tool
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james672
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9d ago
Rotary brush on a drill beat my old hand rods on a 30 foot liner, and it wasn't close
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sean_foster52
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10d ago
TIL the cap on a sweep log tells you more than the brush marks
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susanh46
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11d ago
Stainless liner vs pour-in mix on a 1940s brick flue, and I went stainless
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david821
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14d ago
TIL a 30 year sweep in Buffalo told me my brush size was the reason for repeat callbacks
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hunt.rowan
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14d ago
Update: I thought those chimney sweep vacuums with the beater bar were a gimmick until a job in Boise changed my mind
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ivan_hayes29
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17d ago
Almost lost a house on Elm Street because I skipped the smoke test, now I do it on every job
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fiona_scott44
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19d ago
A 30 year sweep in Portland showed me I was brushing the smoke shelf all wrong
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