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chimney fire

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    #32
    biko
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    #33
    Pumpkinseeds
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    Get it checked OP, it's not worth taking a risk with. We get a sweep in every september to clean ours before we start lighting it.


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    Rego 33
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    Why does everyone wait until September, you could have a chimney fire at any time & the way our seasons are going people are lighting their fires even on so called summer evenings.


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    paulbok
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    If you have a chimney fire (assuming you have one ->) throw a bag of salt onto the fire, it will help dampen down the flames/ heat. salt won't burn and if you've enough then it'll starve it of oxygen.


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    gcgirl
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    paulbok wrote: »
    If you have a chimney fire (assuming you have one ->) throw a bag of salt onto the fire, it will help dampen down the flames/ heat. salt won't burn and if you've enough then it'll starve it of oxygen.

    Plus a million had one or two in the past and always got the salt out never had a need for fire brigade


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    Baneblade
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    hop up on the roof and cover the top with a bit of tin foil and put a rasher or 2 on it
    check back in the morning and if you have cooked rashers you still have a fire smoldering
    if you have no rashers you have theiving magpies


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