That $120 creosote log was a complete waste

I bought one of those fancy creosote removal logs from the hardware store last spring. Thought it'd save me a day of scraping on a rental property flue in Denver. After burning it and inspecting, the buildup was still about a quarter inch thick in spots. Ended up having to do a full manual sweep anyway, so I basically threw that money away. Anyone else get burned by those chemical logs?

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ninam8627d ago

Ugh that "waste" part is exactly right. I grabbed one from Ace Hardware last winter for my chimney and honestly thought it would at least loosen stuff up. Nope. I still had to scrape for two hours and the log just made a weird orange ash mess everywhere. Total waste of $120 you said it.

lucas15927d agoTop Commenter

lol is it really that deep though? its just a chimney log.