Can we talk about misjudging flue sizes on older builds?

Honestly, back when I started, we often guessed based on the fireplace opening. A wrong guess once led to a brush getting stuck for hours. Now I always measure twice before even setting up.

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xenajones7mo ago

Ever just eye up the fireplace and guess? I used to do that all the time, thinking the opening was a good guide. Then I had a brush jam in a tapered flue on a Victorian house, and it was a huge hassle to free it. That made me switch to always taking actual measurements first.

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umat687mo ago

Guessing just isn't worth the potential disaster! A stuck brush can turn into a real safety issue if it blocks the whole flue. Taking those two minutes to measure saves so much trouble later.

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elliot_king5mo ago

Measuring takes two minutes but my whole day is wasted driving back for a tape measure.

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