A job in Boulder last fall showed me why I never skip the camera check now.

I was cleaning a standard looking chimney on a ranch house. The homeowner said it had been done the year before. I almost just ran the brush, but I did a quick camera check anyway. The camera showed a huge crack in the flue liner about eight feet up, completely hidden from the bottom. The previous sweep must have missed it. I showed the owner, and we had to stop everything for a full liner replacement. That one inspection saved a potential house fire. Has anyone else caught a major hidden flaw that way?

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julia924d ago

My last inspection in Denver found a bird's nest packed tight about ten feet up. The homeowner swore the damper was always closed, but the camera doesn't lie. It was a total blockage they never would have seen otherwise.

cooper.viola4d ago

Why do people trust their gut over a camera?