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twain

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creosote
« on: January 30, 2019, 08:19:07 AM »

Been running a 6048 for 11 years. Do my best to have seasoned wood as much as possible anyway. The stack is no problem, quick run with the brush couple times a season works. So, I want to get rid of the creosote build up in the fire box. I am concern that I'm loosing heat transfer to the water from the build up? Do the "toss in sticks" work? Probably been discussed a million times. Looking to get some replies.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2019, 08:27:53 AM »

I can't help from personal experience since my firebox is lined with firebrick, but a work colleague climbs in his every spring and scrapes the creosote off the walls.  I don't know if he then gives it a good burn out with cardboard, but I have heard some people do.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2019, 08:28:30 AM »

I've heard of people filling the fire box with cardboard and doing a burn like that to burn it off. 
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Re: creosote
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2019, 02:08:47 PM »

In the spring when I shutdown I let the furnace cool down to 100-120 and then burn a bunch of cardboard boxes, enough to bring the temperature back to 180. Then scrape the creosote off. Through the winter there isn't much buildup in the firebox. Maybe every two weeks or so I might scrape the sides and knock the loose stuff off. 
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Re: creosote
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2019, 03:27:37 PM »

i have been scraping the loose off over the years. i will try the cardboard. thanks all
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Re: creosote
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2019, 05:02:48 PM »

Last night 12 am, mine quit making heat, went out to troubleshoot and heard the sound of stalled air over the blower. Chimney cap was almost completely blocked. I wound up having to crawl inside the thing to clean the lower portion of the stack. Nice and warm in there, like a lobster in a pot.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2019, 03:43:16 AM »

Leave the cap off while heating? I don't use them except during summer shutdown.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2019, 07:13:42 AM »

I know this sounds unbelievable, but it works.......Every 2 weeks or so, throw in 3 aluminum cans.   As the cans melt and become gas, it reacts with the creosote, which becomes more flaky and easy to scrape off.   
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Re: creosote
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2019, 07:43:33 AM »

I am willing to give that a try, I was looking for a good excuse to drink more beer in the winter.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2019, 05:07:47 PM »

Ive heard that before about the cans. I have not tried it.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2019, 05:44:26 PM »

My dad always says when he was growing up they would throw an old zinc canning lid in the coal furnace once a week to keep the chimney clean and he always tells me to throw some aluminum cans in because it will do the same thing
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Re: creosote
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2019, 11:17:55 PM »

I have tried the aluminum can thing before and it never seemed to do anything. Maybe I did it wrong? :-\
I didn't ever use beer cans though. Maybe it is the beer and not the aluminum that is needed.  ;D
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Re: creosote
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2019, 02:48:43 AM »

I have tried the aluminum can thing before and it never seemed to do anything. Maybe I did it wrong? :-\
I didn't ever use beer cans though. Maybe it is the beer and not the aluminum that is needed.  ;D

Question - Do you drink the beer first or do you throw it on the fire?  I don't know about you but I know I'd feel better if I drank it first! :-\
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Re: creosote
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2019, 04:08:12 AM »

For those of you with gassers, use caution because the cans can plug your nozzle pretty easily but it does work, old license plates work as well but I think most of us have more beer cans than license plates to burn.
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Re: creosote
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2019, 06:29:24 AM »

If you put a full beer can in that would be alcohol abuse 🤣
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