My old mentor in Cleveland swore by top-down sweeping, and I brushed it off for 3 seasons
Now I'm getting called back to the same 1920s duplex every fall because creosote keeps building up on the smoke shelf, and he never had that problem. Anyone else switch methods after years of doing it the other way?
Wait, top-down sweeping actually stops creosote from building up on the smoke shelf? I always thought that was just an old timer thing people said to sound smart. If your mentor never had that problem in 3 seasons and you're getting called back every fall, that's kinda wild proof right there.