Is creosote remover enough?
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Enough to catch fire. Cause of many a home burning down.
Can you beg borrow or buy a camera for your Phone or Computer.
I could loan You one, if Your chimney is less than 2x21Feet?
Take a look. If Your fires are hot enough, last long enough, and you burn enough hardwood, if The weather is warm enough often enough that any creosote doesn't easily condense in the chimney, and if You keep deposits down, you may not have a problem.
Creosote fires are Much less common in chimneys made of double-wall (insulated) metal tube. More common in stonework chimneys.
Can you beg borrow or buy a camera for your Phone or Computer.
I could loan You one, if Your chimney is less than 2x21Feet?
Take a look. If Your fires are hot enough, last long enough, and you burn enough hardwood, if The weather is warm enough often enough that any creosote doesn't easily condense in the chimney, and if You keep deposits down, you may not have a problem.
Creosote fires are Much less common in chimneys made of double-wall (insulated) metal tube. More common in stonework chimneys.
During the Winter months when we are using the wood stove, I thoroughly scrub our chimney (triple wall) with a giant bore brush on the first weekend of each month. (same time I test run the genny)
This keeps the goo from building up in the chimney.
Also, only burning only hard woods helps keep the goo out of the chimney.
This keeps the goo from building up in the chimney.
Also, only burning only hard woods helps keep the goo out of the chimney.
they sell a product that cuts the creosote, first is a product by Proven solutions, "chimney creosote cleaner" 2 table spoons in the coals at the end of the night, once a week, and then i brush it once a year, second item is a chimney fireplace fire suppressant called "Chimfex" it suppresses a chimney fire quick with no water damage. fire dept round here turned me on to em.....
I have been burning wood 24/7 in the winter months for the past 27yrs. System is stainless steel pipe. I have never used a creosote cleaner. A few observations.
1) as others have said, use hard wood
2) dry dry dry. wet wood causes more creosote. my new stove is even more fussy about dry wood. so much so I built a wood shed as opposed to stacking it outside and just covering it up. The wood shed has made a big difference. All of my cutting this year is for next season. This winter's wood was cut last year.
3) creosote does not seem to stick to stainless steel very well. In my system, there is WAY more creosote laying in the bottom of the pipe at the clean out , than what i get by running a brush up through it.
4) Know how your stove normally drafts. As creosote builds up, the stove drafts less. Its a simple indicator as to when you need to run a brush through it.
5) if the pipe is built properly, a creosote fire in the pipe doesn't hurt anything. I try to run the stove screaming hot, once a week to help burn out some the build up. I typically brush the pipe 2x a winter.
6) I have never needed to use one but i keep a road flare by my stove. If I get a "locomotive" in my chimney, then I plan on throwing the flare into the stove and closing up all the air supply. It is suppose to use up all the oxygen and then kill the fire. Makes sense but no actual 1st hand knowledge that it works.
Hope this helps
1) as others have said, use hard wood
2) dry dry dry. wet wood causes more creosote. my new stove is even more fussy about dry wood. so much so I built a wood shed as opposed to stacking it outside and just covering it up. The wood shed has made a big difference. All of my cutting this year is for next season. This winter's wood was cut last year.
3) creosote does not seem to stick to stainless steel very well. In my system, there is WAY more creosote laying in the bottom of the pipe at the clean out , than what i get by running a brush up through it.
4) Know how your stove normally drafts. As creosote builds up, the stove drafts less. Its a simple indicator as to when you need to run a brush through it.
5) if the pipe is built properly, a creosote fire in the pipe doesn't hurt anything. I try to run the stove screaming hot, once a week to help burn out some the build up. I typically brush the pipe 2x a winter.
6) I have never needed to use one but i keep a road flare by my stove. If I get a "locomotive" in my chimney, then I plan on throwing the flare into the stove and closing up all the air supply. It is suppose to use up all the oxygen and then kill the fire. Makes sense but no actual 1st hand knowledge that it works.
Hope this helps
