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A talk with a fire marshal in Rochester made me double-check my creosote gauge
He told me he's seeing a lot of chimney fires this year from people who thought they had 'just a little' buildup. Said one house on Elm Street had a fire from a quarter inch of glazed creosote they thought was safe. I've been trusting my old gauge for years, but now I'm wondering if it's reading light. Anyone else had to recalibrate their tools lately?
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wendy_clark1h ago
A quarter inch of glazed creosote started a fire on Elm Street. That's basically nothing, and it still went up. I'm throwing my old gauge out tomorrow.
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