max2cam
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Anybody here ever have a chimney fire? I have not, but live in dread of one. I clean my chimney every year, burn dry wood, and hope for the best. My chimney is rock up to the upstairs peaked ceiling, then goes into a stainless steel insulated pipe at the ceiling then thru a little attic space, and then out the roof. I know the clay flue liner in the rock part is cracked and I wish it wasn't.
Of course prevention is the best cure, and of course if one does have a chimney fire, calling 911 is No. 1 priority. But for people living in remote areas what are the best ways to handle a chimney fire before the fire dept. gets there (or doesn't)?
I have thought that emptying a couple of fire extinguishers into the stove might carry up the pipe and put a chimney fire out, or am I dreaming?
Comments, ideas, and safety tips welcome...
Of course prevention is the best cure, and of course if one does have a chimney fire, calling 911 is No. 1 priority. But for people living in remote areas what are the best ways to handle a chimney fire before the fire dept. gets there (or doesn't)?
I have thought that emptying a couple of fire extinguishers into the stove might carry up the pipe and put a chimney fire out, or am I dreaming?
Comments, ideas, and safety tips welcome...