Creosote – Chimney Repair & Maintenance Guide

Posted by Green Energy Roofing Construction on December 18th, 2019

Creosote in the traditional definition, regarded as the unburned wood particles (byproduct) within condensed combustible gases that relatively deposit up inside the inner walls of the chimney or for professionals it is solidified carbon that indeed after some sort of materialization turned into creosote the same insight as tar yet highly inflammable.

So the question that has to answer is what actually creosote is & can impact highly during the firing indeed the main ingredient one. But, before diving into its solution & process to get rid of let's discuss its buildup types so the danger it offers.

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Buildup Stages of Creosote:

Stage 1: This is a state that indeed regarded as the most sortable one to detect so to remove it partially due to the presence of soot & ash. Soot primarily has a soft texture in nature thus very less flammable in nature so typically a slight brush is enough to tackle the same. Because flammability at this level solely depends on the concentration of soot as its counterpart ash is just non-combustible in nature. 

Stage 2: Term Creosote here notably identified as porous & crunchy in nature at this level rather than soot as it contains much thicker black flakes so indeed hard to scrub away. Because of this type of creosote all are indeed flammable, though removable one.

Stage 3: As usual as being the last stage, creosote buildup here is worst of all as glaze formed here actually really could be densest of all. Thus indeed, form a most combustible substance ever-present within a kitchen.

But what potential reasons could be to that works behind the scenes in this buildup, then they will:

1. Cool flued Overall temperatures
2. Restricted air flow
3. Use of unseasoned firewood

Now after knowing what could be the major factors behind the same so the potential reasons, the question that have to answer now how to minimize the risk of the same, well there are some measurements to follow that at very much extent will lower the existence of it formation, like:

• Avoid burning fires that are slow and smoldering so the new or unseasoned log. Further, also keep avoiding the artificial wood logs too.
• Air influx - Keep a look at this point as restricted flow within a space actually be the most vital cause in creosote formation.

Though these measurements solely are focused to control the potential degree of the same but once this problem is at its full throttle than they kind of unsuccessful to curb the same.

Thus, suggest you hire the chimney repair professionals as they will resolve it from the end at all.

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