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Tried using a leaf blower to clear a chimney in a pinch last Tuesday, got a face full of soot and a lesson.
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aaron_adams7d ago
My uncle tried to blow out a pilot light with compressed air once. It just spread a greasy film over everything in his garage. Some jobs really do need the right tools.
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drew_hart410h ago
Remember reading about how soot is basically just unburned carbon. Makes you wonder if you accidentally invented a new way to apply grill marks, @aaron_adams. Seriously though, that stuff is nasty to breathe in, way worse than just getting dirty. I bet the real lesson is that any tool that pushes air around is just going to move the problem to a new spot, not solve it. You need something that actually traps the soot on the way out.
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the_paul7d ago
Feel that, man. Did something similar once trying to vacuum out a fireplace with a shop vac. Forgot the filter was already full, ended up coating my entire living room in a fine black dust. Took two days to clean it all up. You never make that mistake twice, lol. Hope you got the soot out of your eyebrows.
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