creosote destroyer

[user 122190]

Last couple of years I stopped using this product. I had to deal with the stove pipe issues mid winter, and this year I started using it again. Wow!

My wood is well seasoned, I have learned my lessons there, but still this product makes a difference.

This year, after a month and a half I was getting a little smoke push back, and after a single treatment I started hearing flakes falling down the pipe, and my updraft is again back to 100%.

No matter what 1 tbsp is going into the stove at least once a week.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Uhh! Its nearly time to clean pipe here. I try to get it just before Thanksgiving and again first decent weather after New Years.

 

[sirbuildalot]

I don’t use any “creosote destroyer”, but what I do always do is make sure to let the stove run good and hot at least once or twice a day. Even if it’s for 5 or 10 minutes at a time. This will also make for some good “flake falling”. I also clean the chimney flue and pipe at least once a month. I would never trust cleaning it once a season. I burn about 6-7 full cords a year and usually don’t let the stove go out unless it’s warm weather or needs cleaning.

 

[trains]

We tried several different products that advertise to loosen the creosote from the chimney, we ended up just using dried potato peelings, and it does the same.
We have well seasoned wood, but with a water jacket surrounding half the fire, and flu gasses going thru the back of the jacket, it takes lots of heat out of the flue gasses, so you get build up in the chimney regardless of how you burn.
We sweep regularly, and if we put potato peelings on the fire beforehand, you notice how much easier and cleaner it sweeps. if its at the point of you hearing bits fall down the flue, its time to sweep.

hope that helps.

 

[4seasons]

Never heard of this product, but I have burned potato peels and a aluminum can before. I can't tell a difference myself.


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[Ductape]

Wondering if someone could pretend I'm dumb and explain what is in these 'creosote removers' and tell me how it (supposedly) works ??

I'm guessing it somehow takes any moisture out of the creosote...

 

[Ted Jenkins]

Most soot removers that I am aware of do not do any thing with the moisture. They are a catalyst that cause soot to oxidize. Burning copper wire works too. I just burn hot fires often and that does it for me. I have sold many products in the past and do not know how good some are compared to others. Thanks

 

[Ductape]

I had to come back here and post again.

The back story: I try to have two full seasons on hand, so everything is seasoned well. The past few years that has been harder to do..... having a young kid and all. This year I have no choice but to burn wood that isn't as dry as I would have liked. I didn't get my load of logs split until spring, and a fair amount of it was Oak. I made my splits a little smaller, knowing that the wood wouldn't be as dry as I'd like when I burned it. My chimney liner has a screen and cap on it, which always seems to collect a little build-up. This year more than in the past. After reading here I figured, what the heck..... for $10 I'll try the Rutland creosote remover. WOW !!! It works! After two uses, any shiny black creosote was gone. It dried up like a turd and simply fell off the chimney cap. I wish I had taken before and after pics, but frankly, I really didn't expect it to work. I'm not going to recommend it as an alternative to fully seasoned wood and regular sweeping, but boy am I impressed with the product !