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Do aluminum cans in a wood burning stove fire help to prevent a buildup of creosote?
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∙ 12y ago
I asked a friend who installs furnaces and sells wood stoves this question. He said that he knows several people who swear by it. An older gentleman in my neighborhood said to put Potassium chloride, or sodium chloride, 2-3 Tablespoons per week, on a hot fire. I was wondering where to buy it, then he said, "Why, that's just Ice Melt."
So, it appears that some minerals, Sodium, Potassium, aluminum, may have some value? I tried to find ingredients on one of those creosote sweeping logs. For 15 dollars, they are probably just soaked in mineral water then dried. I am going to try the aluminum cans. Our outdoor wood burner is in an outbuilding. The tall flu pipe appears to be building up creosote. We are told that it is "cold shock"???? I'll write back here after a few weeks, if I notice less creosote.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoNot really. Burning a hot fire keeps creosote hot enough that it does not condense in the chminey, and burning hardwood low in creosote helps.
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"Creasolt" I've never heard of. Creosol is found in creosote. It's a waste product of burning wood in your fireplace. Unless your kids are reaching up into the flu of a fireplace, there is no significant risk. What you should worry about is creosote catching fire in the chimney during a fire in the fireplace. Creosote should be cleaned periodically to prevent excessive buildup which creates a fire hazard.
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