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Caught a creosote fire starting in a flue in Maplewood last Tuesday
I was doing a regular cleaning on a 10 year old gas insert in Maplewood when I saw a small orange glow near the top. Turned out the previous sweep left a bird nest and half an inch of creosote up there. The homeowner said he never had it inspected after installation. Has anyone else seen a near miss like this from a new install that nobody checked?
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robinj2928d ago
Man that's a scary close call, I'm really glad you caught it before it turned into something way worse. It's wild how often people just assume a new install means everything is good to go without anyone ever double checking the work.
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evaallen2mo ago
So the original installer never even lit it off after dropping the insert in? Was it one of those fly-by-night crews or an actual shop that just got lazy?
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