ivan82•10d agoProlific Poster

Pro tip: check the damper before you start sweeping

I was in an old farmhouse near Lancaster last week, up on the roof with my rods. Started pushing the brush down and hit solid resistance about three feet in. Thought it was a big nest. Spent twenty minutes trying to work it loose before I went inside to look up the flue with a mirror. The homeowner had closed the cast iron damper all the way and forgot to tell me. Felt like a total rookie. Anyone else have a simple thing waste a bunch of your time?

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irisw739d ago

Hit solid resistance" is exactly why I always check the damper first now. I used to think it was a waste of time until I had the same thing happen.

ninab959d ago

Remember to check the flue too.