Sooty & Sweep, the Sequel

As the fire still wasn't working as of last night, the nice men from the plumbers came back this afternoon for round 2. Meanwhile , in an effort to resolve the problem, my chimney brush got stuck in the flue yet again. I managed to get it out on my own this time. After a lot of huffing & puffing & other manly pursuits such as the removal of the firebox, we found the problem. The flue & the outlet of the firebox don't line up. They don't do it by about 6 inches or so. This problem was rather cleverly solved by the manufacture of a rectangular stainless steel box with appropriate holes with bits of duct attached at the right places. This had sorta slumped backward , filled with soot & the flue had dropped a bit, all conspiring to reduce the flow of smoke. Anyway, its all fixed now & working again. Herself is happy again because she is warm again. Its a bit cool tonight & the forecast isn't good for the weekend. But we don't mind. Our fire is working again, so its all good.