Posted by showcrop on December 26, 2013 at 17:02:45 from (75.67.231.80):
In Reply to: What are the odds? posted by George Marsh on December 26, 2013 at 15:09:51:
I have never had a chimney fire but then I have burned very little wood. I have been to many chimney fires as a firefighter for thirty-five years though. What we always told the people is that they need to have a "friendly" chimney fire every day. If you do like Traditional Farmer said and burn it hard for a few minutes everyday, first thing in the AM is best, The fire will carry up into the chimney and ignite whatever little bit of creosote you may have formed on the previous day. The friendly fire will clean it out good, and it won't burn hot enough or long enough to cause any problem, and you will have cleaned it every day. Many, many times people told us that they had had it cleaned just a few weeks ago. What most people don't know, however, is that under just the right conditions enough creosote can build up in just 36 hours to have a chimney fire that is hot enough to cause structural damage. So just burn it right after a good cleaning and rest easy.
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