Hit 200 sweeps in a month and my shoulder is done

I had a crazy January where I cleaned 200 chimneys in a single month here in Portland. Most of those were in old Victorian houses with tight flues, and my right shoulder started popping after week two. Has anyone else hit a crazy number like that and had to change their whole approach to avoid burning out?

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barbaraschmidt19d ago

200 sweeps in a month is impressive but also a little concerning. I'd double check that count, Portland chimneys are usually measured by the job not the individual flue, so you might be counting each flue in a Victorian as separate sweeps. Either way, take it easy on that shoulder or you'll be done for real.