Chimney Fixed – Still No Heat

I dug out the flue pipes and removed the debris as far as I couod reach. Then Preston and his boys showed up. At my suggestion they punched a hole thrugh the back of the chimney to gain access to clean out all of the rubble. Clearly, though they may have tossed the final bit on the heap, this had been building up for some time. In a little over two hours they had everything buttoned up. Unfortunately, the boiler would still not fire up. Called Ihlenburg for a Monday visit. Paid Preston $100 though he claimed not to want it.

On looking more closely at the photo of the flue pipe, just now, I noticed what appear to be spider webs. Suggests that in fact the chimney may not have had a draw for quite a while.

close up. Note webs.