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cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chimney

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Larry E

10-06-2004 19:18:19




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Does any one have a product that will clean soot and creosote from chimney?Something not toxic or poison,also not to high priced and where to buy it.




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Fred OH

10-11-2004 06:42:11




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Larry E, 10-06-2004 19:18:19  
Larry...take this with a large lump of salt ...my aunt told me once that they used to throw a hand full of salt in their stove once a week. You might have someone else do it at night and you go outside and watch and see if it breaks anything loose as it comes from the chimney. Personally, I wouldn"t know if theres anything in the salt that could possibly do a cleaning job...you"d have to ask a chemist. Fred OH

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Mark - IN.

10-07-2004 16:22:04




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Larry E, 10-06-2004 19:18:19  
Talk to your local volunteer fireman and ask him/them. The ones around me do such things on the side - extra money, and saves them from being woke up in the middle of the night to visit you. Seems to me used to use brushes and whip chains around to break stuff loose. No fire place here, but I remember working with some of those guys years ago, and kind've remember brushes and chains. Ask one, they oughta know pretty good.

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Kendall

10-07-2004 14:28:50




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Larry E, 10-06-2004 19:18:19  
A chimney sweep/brush is the only good way to do it. The soot and creosote is stuck to the walls and there is no magic potion that will make it go away. I remember a chimney fire back when I was a young whipper snapper at home. It sounded like a jet engine ready to take off! I had the presence of mind to grab a fire extinguisher and shoot it up the flue and then slam it closed. Whew!



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Mattlt

10-07-2004 07:03:59




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Larry E, 10-06-2004 19:18:19  
My Grandma always used to say to burn some potato peels from time to time. Don't really know if it helps or not? Most likely, you'd have to start with a clean chimney.

A hot fire is the best prevention for creosote buildup. Clean it first, though.



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txblu

10-07-2004 09:34:00




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Mattlt, 10-07-2004 07:03:59  
And seasoned wood.



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lucas macane

10-06-2004 20:35:04




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to Larry E, 10-06-2004 19:18:19  

tried everything available and finally bought a chimmney brush..lucas



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txblu

10-07-2004 06:27:31




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 Re: cleaning soot and creosote from wood stove chi in reply to lucas macane, 10-06-2004 20:35:04  
Me too. Tried chemicals but corroded things up. Had house for 25 years now, burn a cord or 2 every winter and other than one year, only use a brush to keep it clean. Usually do it when the first norther hits in the fall.

You can probably go to a search engine and get them off the www.

I needed a bonnet for my 8" triple wall chimney. Couldn't find one locally.

Got on Yahoo and found this guy in Washington State. Had some beauties, just what i wanted. Got it in a few days, UPS. Has a "comb" or wind directing fin on it and a tapered top so it directs it's self into the wind and since it is sloped, it makes a venturi type thing that causes the wind to suck the smoke out. Stainless steel so it'll last forever. Really works great.

Mark.

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