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Reading an old trade journal from 1978 and the creosote buildup stats shocked me
I was cleaning out my dad's garage and found a stack of 'Sweep's Quarterly' magazines, and one article claimed that in the late 70s, over 40% of the chimneys they inspected in Chicago had over a quarter inch of creosote. I always thought modern heating made that worse, but maybe not. Do you think our methods are actually less effective now, or were they just inspecting worse systems back then?
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valthomas5mo ago
But I'm not sure about the green wood thing, @jake_martin16... maybe they just cleaned chimneys less often back then.
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jake_martin166mo ago
Maybe they were burning more green wood back then. Could explain the buildup.
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nina_hall6mo ago
That's a solid point, actually. It feels like we're always rushing things now, not letting stuff dry or cure properly.
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