Posted by Owen Roberts on April 18, 2005 at 15:09:10 from 194.201.78.129 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Mrs. DIXON cooking over open fire posted by David Bamford on April 18, 2005 at 02:01:51:
I don't envy the person who had to sweep the chimney after the burning of creosoted railway sleepers. The creosote product can form a hard shell in the chimney which has to be dislodged with a pointed bar. A sweep's brush won't touch it.
Very resinous pine has a similar effect.
In the 1930's some people swept their own chimneys and the soot was placed on the garden. I think if you burned wood exclusively then your chimney should be swept twice a year.