Ditto, on the "pay to have it cleaned/inspected" message here. A faulty fireplace is not something to mess around with. Between the fire & smoke risk it's money well spent.
We've got a fireplace in our home that we've yet to use just because I haven't had some one in to look at it yet, a previous tenant/owner stuffed pink insulation up the chimney, so I'm not risking it until it's looked at.
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