soot remover granuels?

[altmartion]

has anyone ever used this stuff? it is a granular powder you are supposed to throw on a small fire and increase the fire. it is supposed to help remove and maintain soot in the chimney. my father inlaw uses it religiously so I gave it a shot. not sure if it works on the chimney but it did shut him up for a while. lol.

 

[bmblank]

It just dries out the creosote to make it easier to sweep it out. If you're burning properly it'll serve no purpose.

 

[altmartion]

It just dries out the creosote to make it easier to sweep it out. If you're burning properly it'll serve no purpose.

I kind of thought that. it gets brushed every couple weeks. and I run my Avalon at around 600. that should be hot enough.

 

[bmblank]

Plenty. 450 at the stack should do it. Seeing as you're a member of this site you probably know enough about burning a clean fire and such.

 

[altmartion]

Plenty. 450 at the stack should do it. Seeing as you're a member of this site you probably know enough about burning a clean fire and such.

yup, and learning more every day. I thought I was good at burning wood. boy was I wrong. I used to keep the stove and pipe at 350-400. I thought that was good. man what a difference it makes now.