Nothing like having a chimney fire with more places in the chimney from which to feed air to the fire. BTW Nice install!
Very well stated, ploughboy. Everything you wrote here gets a big "+1" from this guy!ploughboy said:Is that HVAC round duct I see used as a connector? With some asbestos tape to boot? Whoa.
As easy as it is to vilify someone for their sloppy safety standards, I have a hard time believing that anyone is that casual about their known risks, or that they have a deliberate wanton urge to inflict pain on others. Truly, most often it is attributable to a lack of knowledge, and a lack of money to do it correctly. Usually, the lack of money is the predominant reason.
What it does do is make you examine, and re-examine, your own choices and methods of burning. We might think we are all immune from mishap, and I do like my odds of not having anything this obvious occur, but I won't court fate by saying "never."
Scotty Overkill said:Very well stated, ploughboy. Everything you wrote here gets a big "+1" from this guy!ploughboy said:Is that HVAC round duct I see used as a connector? With some asbestos tape to boot? Whoa.
As easy as it is to vilify someone for their sloppy safety standards, I have a hard time believing that anyone is that casual about their known risks, or that they have a deliberate wanton urge to inflict pain on others. Truly, most often it is attributable to a lack of knowledge, and a lack of money to do it correctly. Usually, the lack of money is the predominant reason.
What it does do is make you examine, and re-examine, your own choices and methods of burning. We might think we are all immune from mishap, and I do like my odds of not having anything this obvious occur, but I won't court fate by saying "never."
bluedogz said:firefighterjake said:. . . so being curious I responded with a camera.
So, are you waiting for the pics to develop or something?
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