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About me: Considerable amount of experience with older homes in New York/ New England. Lots of additional experience and knowledge with fireplaces, chimneys, and wood/coal stoves.

My zone is: z5 NY
GardenWeb Member: 2005-08-14
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Commented: Soot on ground outside from interior quadrafire 7100--normal? Yes, it's normal. The cleaner and hotter you burn, the less soot. The newer epa stoves such as yours burn with little creosote, but, when burned under certain conditions produce a powdery light soot t...
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Commented: Is chimney relining a scam? In general, yes, chimney relining is a scam. In your particular situation with a fireplace flue lined with tile liners in pretty good shape (a crack or chip here or there) it's definitely a scam.
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