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carr.luna•1mo ago

I was talking to a fire inspector in my town about creosote buildup

He mentioned that a lot of the chimney fires he sees start from a single, thick glaze layer, not just fluffy soot. It made me check my own sweep logs more carefully for that specific type of deposit. Anyone have a preferred method for dealing with that really hard, shiny creosote?

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derek_ross1mo agoMost Upvoted

That glaze is actually called third-degree creosote.

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taylor.brooke18d ago

I thought it was just tar until last winter.

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jade_king1mo ago

So what's the actual removal method for that third-degree stuff?

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hugo_green661mo ago

My uncle's cabin burned down from that glaze derek_ross mentioned.

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