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Spent $400 on a fancy soot vacuum system and I'm not impressed
Everyone says they're a game changer, but mine just clogs constantly on older brick flues. The extra setup time kills my schedule. Anyone found a better way to handle heavy creosote buildup in historic homes?
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alexj997mo ago
Oh man, that brings back a memory. My neighbor had a similar issue with his old stone chimney. He ended up going back to the old rods and brushes, but he would run a shop vac hose up from the fireplace to catch the worst of the dust as he worked. It was a messy, two person job, but he said it beat fighting with a clogged machine all morning. Some of these old systems just don't like modern shortcuts.
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wendyw717mo ago
Huh, that's smart with the shop vac... did your neighbor have to seal the hose to the fireplace opening somehow, or just hold it up there?
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