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Am I the only one who sees people not checking the damper seal first?
I went on a call in Springfield last week where the homeowner swore their draft was bad. The last sweep just cleaned the flue and left. I popped the damper plate open and felt a huge cold air leak from a bent hinge, which was the real issue. Fixing that seal with some new high-temp rope took me 20 minutes and solved their problem completely. How many of you make damper inspection step one before even pulling out the rods?
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shah.evan2mo ago
Why start with the hardest part? A quick damper check saves so much time. It's the first thing I look at now.
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blair_dixon3d ago
Noticing the easy stuff first just works better everywhere.
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michael_wood322mo ago
My last job wasted 3 hours ignoring @shah.evan's advice.
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