Question about that one Tuesday everything went sideways

Last spring I had a Tuesday in Columbus that was just wild. I showed up to a job where the homeowner had stuffed three layers of creosote logs in the firebox before I got there. Then my brush head snapped off halfway through the second flue and I had to fish it out with a magnet on a rope. By the time I finished the third chimney the soot had gotten into my truck vents and I sneezed black stuff for two days. Has anyone else dealt with a customer who tries to 'help' like that before you arrive?

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nathanj5611d ago

Three layers of creosote logs though? That's insane, did he think he was starting a campfire in his living room or what. I gotta ask, when you pulled the brush head out with the magnet, was it still spinning or did it just drop straight down and sit there like a dead weight? Seems like that could've gone way worse if it was still attached to the cable and whipping around.

jessica_ross3811d ago

Man that brush head just dropped like a rock the second the cable snapped, dead weight straight down, no spin or anything. Thank god for that though because if it was still whipping around with that steel cable attached, we'd be talking about a trip to the ER instead of a funny story lmao. Still can't believe he thought three layers of creosote logs was a good idea inside the house though, that's just asking for trouble.