Overheard a newbie say 'creosote's just dust' at a supply shop in Denver

I was picking up brushes at the shop last Tuesday and this younger guy tells the clerk he doesn't bother with chemical treatments because creosote's basically just loose dust... I had to bite my tongue so hard. Has anyone else run into rookies underestimating how that stuff bonds to the flue lining?

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veraramirez10h ago

wait, did he even know creosote can actually combust and cause chimney fires?

felix47810h ago

People really don't think about how that stuff builds up. That's exactly how a neighbor's place went up a few years back. He hadn't cleaned his flue in like five winters.