To be safe, I would find out why the gas furnace is producing that much soot, and fix that problem too.
Sometimes soot is the result of not enough air supply to fully burn all the fuel, producing soot and carbon monoxide instead of carbon dioxide. As new houses are built tighter, it is harder for fresh air to get in, sometime starving furnaces and water heaters for combustion air. Things may seem fine when first checking a new furnace, but turn on a kitchen range hood, clothes dryer or a big bathroom fan and suddenly there isn't enough air supply left for the chimney to draft properly. The air pressure in some houses actually dropped enough that air was moving down the chimney when too many exhaust fans were running at the same time that the furnace was running.
One fix is to add a dedicated combustion air supply to the rooms with combustion furnaces and water heaters. That can also reduce drafts in the living quarters as less outside air is being sucked in through every door and window crack. A professional can measure the air pressure differences in your house and diagnose if there are any problems or not.
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