Chemical cleaners remove small amounts of creosote and are not intended as a substitute for regular chimney cleaning.
How to remove creosote from chimney flue.
Because it has dried and hardened onto the walls of the flue glazed creosote cannot be removed with traditional chimney sweep brushes or tools.
The first stage of creosote is easy to remove.
Acs in liquid form is a chimney creosote removal spray that can be applied directly onto the fire or used to pre treat the wood before burning.
Use a chemical cleaner such as a chimney sweeping log or liquid to reduce creosote buildup after cleaning.
It is often flaky and can generally be swept away with a chimney brush.
In part 2 we explained how to remove creosote.
In tile lined chimneys it s the exceptional chimney that has good mortar joints.
The next form is a black granular accumulation removed fairly easily with a stiff chimney brush.
Now for the case for not removing 3 rd degree creosote from tile chimney liners.
The third type of creosote is a road tar like coating that is much harder to remove even with stiff chimney brushes scrapers or power rotary whips.
In part 1 of this series we explained the three stages of creosote buildup.
For a natural solution get some baking soda and mix it with water until it forms a paste.
The two best products to use to remove this hard as a rock glaze it must firare anti creo soot liquid spray or acs powder.
Since creosote can build up in the chimney flue and cause a dangerous chimney fire it is important to remove the creosote buildup each year by using chimney brushes or by calling a professional chimney sweep to do the job.
However this process is often extremely time consuming and requires a great deal of time and patience.
Typically glazed creosote is removed using special acids or chemicals.
To do so you will need to start a fire apply the creosote remover and repeat the procedure twice a week for a month.
First stage creosote if you have a chimney then you can bet that you will get some form of creosote.
Apply that to the creosote stained bricks and scrub until you see it begin to lift.
The easiest creosote to remove is the feather light dull gray brown or black soot.
Each month check and remove debris and use a chimney brush to remove additional residue.
