Another in the series entitled “Bash Elly bash Elly bash Elly Bah Humbug”.-For the information of anyone else: don’t encourage your kids to mess around in a chimney that hasn’t been cleaned, and not just because they’ll make a mess. Chimney soot contains particles that can’t be screened out by the human respiratory system (which is why children used as sweeps ended up with lung problems). In addition, the creosite that builds up in chimneys causes rashes, eye problems, additional respiratory problems and can lead to cancer.-If you use your chimney and don’t have it cleaned regularly, the build up of these byproducts can also result in chimney fires. Mine is clean, but the floor is collapsing, so it can no longer be used (until I find someone who knows how to rebuild it…)
Another in the series entitled “Bash Elly bash Elly bash Elly Bah Humbug”.-For the information of anyone else: don’t encourage your kids to mess around in a chimney that hasn’t been cleaned, and not just because they’ll make a mess. Chimney soot contains particles that can’t be screened out by the human respiratory system (which is why children used as sweeps ended up with lung problems). In addition, the creosite that builds up in chimneys causes rashes, eye problems, additional respiratory problems and can lead to cancer.-If you use your chimney and don’t have it cleaned regularly, the build up of these byproducts can also result in chimney fires. Mine is clean, but the floor is collapsing, so it can no longer be used (until I find someone who knows how to rebuild it…)