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Stihl_Hammer

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Creosete management
« on: November 26, 2014, 10:41:52 AM »
I'm been running my 7500 for about 2 weeks now. I've noticed that the whole inside of the fire box is coated with creosete-should I be doing anything to manage that? Should I be scraping the wall daily/weekly? Only maintenance during the season that Ridgewood mentions is taking care of the ash. Do any of you guys clean your stoves on a regular basis or is it just at the end of the season? Anybody using Ashtrol?
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Re: Creosete management
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014, 10:56:46 AM »
Fill your firebox with cardboard and let it rip.
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Re: Creosete management
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2014, 12:10:12 PM »
How often do you do that?
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Re: Creosete management
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2014, 12:54:05 PM »
Last winter I did it  a couple times. 
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Re: Creosete management
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2014, 12:57:24 PM »
Make sure your wood is dry or semi dry. Not sure of your location but you will have less creosote the colder it gets, leaving the stove less time to sit idle. No Ashtrol here 
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