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Just read that a single chimney fire can reach 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, found it in an old NFPA safety bulletin.
That's hot enough to warp a steel liner in minutes, not hours. Anyone else had a close call that made them double-check their heat gun readings?
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matthew7035mo ago
Wow, that's a scary number. My buddy learned the hard way when his wood stove pipe got a creosote buildup he missed. He said the heat gun read fine at the opening, but a few feet up it was a whole different story. The fire department showed him the spot where the steel actually started to sag. He checks his entire flue twice a season now, not just the easy parts.
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brooke_walker235mo ago
Guess I should stop just eyeballing my own pipe, huh @matthew703?
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