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Lost a job in Cleveland after the homeowner relit the fire before I finished brushing
I was on the last flue of the day in an old Cleveland Heights house, rods still in the stack, when the owner tossed a match in because the parlor felt chilly. The draft pulled the soot cloud straight back into the room and we both stood there covered in it, and that $180 job cost me my filter and my temper. Do you all pull the rods and cap the throat before packing up, or is it overkill for small crews?
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jamiesingh5d ago
The "parlor felt chilly" so he torched it while you're still working, that's a bold move on his part. I've eaten that same soot sandwich before, nothing humbles you faster than looking like a chimney yourself. I just pull the rods and cap the throat now, beats scrubbing my face for a week.
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