Rutland Creosote Remover

This is our first heating season in our current home and we're using a Vogelzang Norseman 2500 central wood furnace for heat. We c/s/s 10 cords of mixed hardwood in April and May - right after we moved in - but some of it is still less than properly seasoned in the mid-to-high 20% range. Between the damp wood and burning the stove with a fairly low fire in the shoulder seasons to avoid roasting ourselves out of the house, I'm a bit worried about the potential for creosote build up.

I'll be sweeping the chimney every two weeks or so until I learn the specifics of our system, but I also picked up a tub of Rutland Creosote Remover from the hardware store. Does anyone have any experience with it, or with similar products? After the first use, I had a cup or two of finely crystalized, dry creosote in the bottom of my chimney cleanout, so it looks like it works as advertised. Does anyone know if it can cause any damage to a clay-lined chimney (built two years ago and in great, safe shape at the moment)? Will it reduce creosote at the top of the stack where temps are cooler, or does it mostly help the lower sections where the heat is higher?

Thanks for the confirmation. I figured that if throwing a scoop of powder on a fire was as good as a sweeping, there wouldn't be any sweeps out there anymore! But it's good to know that the product will help make cleaning easier and more effective.

I'm hoping to keep the chimney as clean as possible, since I do a fair amount of travel for work and worry about chimney fires when I'm on the road and my wife and toddler are home alone. Doubly so since the second floor of this house burned in 2003 (well before we owned it) due to a chimney fire . . .

The old chimney was torn down and a new, masonry block, clay lined chimney was built just before we bought it. Still, I won't be happy until we have an insulated steel liner, a seasoned wood supply, and a more efficient furnace. In the meantime, I'll be wearing a top hat and holding a chimney brush.