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The stunning region in central Turkey is peppered with 'fairy chimneys' – towering rock formations deposited over millions of years.
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Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The rest is cooled by air that rises up through what is essentially a giant chimney.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Firs, pines, and spruces have a high sap content that can damage your chimney flue and produce a lot of creosote on your chimney walls.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
Clouds of steam puff from the chimneys of the dyers and washhouses below, and a hum of activity rises in the air.
—Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The rest is cooled by air that rises up through what is essentially a giant chimney.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
Firs, pines, and spruces have a high sap content that can damage your chimney flue and produce a lot of creosote on your chimney walls.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
Clouds of steam puff from the chimneys of the dyers and washhouses below, and a hum of activity rises in the air.
—Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Firs, pines, and spruces have a high sap content that can damage your chimney flue and produce a lot of creosote on your chimney walls.Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 June 2024
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Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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There’s another deck dedicated to al fresco dining and, perhaps the penthouse’s most unique feature, a third rooftop deck that sits in the up-close shadow of two of the building’s four original smokestacks, which give the power station its iconic silhouette, with 360-degree city views.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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In California, water systems were required to develop their inventories on the public side of the service line from the water main under the street to the meter by 2018, and submit a plan for replacement of all lead pipes and fittings by 2020.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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This is typically due to a buildup of dust on the burners, heat exchanger, air ducts, and other heating unit components.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Most attributed the improvement in smell to the passage of time, cleaning surfaces and air ducts, replacing furnace filters, and removing carpet, textiles and furniture from the home.Colleen E. Reid, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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