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I heard a homeowner say they just use a vacuum on their fireplace
I was at a hardware store in Tacoma last week and a guy was telling his friend he cleans his own chimney with a shop vac. He said, 'It gets the big chunks, so I'm good.' I kept quiet, but it made me think about how many people might not know about creosote. That stuff is like tar and a vacuum won't touch it. Has anyone else run into customers with this kind of idea, and how do you explain the risk without sounding like you're just trying to sell a service?
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alice_allen53d ago
That "big chunks" line is scary because it misses the point completely. The real danger is the thin, flaky creosote you can't even see that catches fire super easy. How do you get someone to understand they're basically vacuuming over a fuse?
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julia_carter613d ago
Exactly. I had to show my neighbor the actual ash from a chimney fire to get through. Once they saw that fine powder, it clicked how dangerous it is. Some people just need to see the proof.
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