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To be fair, wood-burning fireplaces are fine as long as they're used only for special occasions. (Think Christmas dinner and that sort of thing.) But any urban
by exmadscientist 4y ago
To be fair, wood-burning fireplaces are fine as long as they're used only for special occasions. (Think Christmas dinner and that sort of thing.) But any urban wood-burning fireplace or stove that's used regularly is a real problem in this day and age.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y agoIn that case I don't think anyone would bother to have it properly cleaned - a safety risk - and you just end up with the chimney acting as a source of heat and air loss when it's not being used.
- ericd 4y agoWhat safety risk? You’re not going to get meaningful creosote buildup on any reasonable timescale using it so infrequently. It’s trivial to plug the fireplace when it’s not being used, to mitigate heat loss.