Creosote reducing logs in a wood stove

[buckbros]

Does your masonry chimney have aline? If so, it should double-lined, helping insulate. If no liner, not good: Sweep's Library - Unlined Masonry Fireplace Chimneys

My chimney does have a terra cotta liner. However it is an outside chimney. I realize it would be better if it went up inside the house and thru the roof. I do clean my chimney yearly.

 

[goeduck]

I've used the Rutland crystals.

How did they work?

 

[buckbros]

Here is a website with some good information. Also a quote from the site.
The Chimney Sweep Stoves, Fireplaces, Cookstoves and Barbecues

Sweep's Library: Removing Glaze Creosote

"The slow way: do it yourself.
There are products available to the general public that contain a chemical catalyst that breaks down glaze creosote gradually, over time. Some, like TSR (Third Stage Remover) and ACS (Anti Creo Soot) brands, are in liquid form and are sprayed on each load of wood as it is added to the fire. Liquid catalysts burn up in the fire, and emit exhaust chemicals which deposit on the glaze as they travel up the flue. Some, like Cre-Away, are in powder form, and are puffed into the firebox above the flames to be carried aloft by the chimney updraft. Activated by the heat from hot, dry-wood fires, these catalysts gradually "etch" the creosote, turning it into a dry, powdery form that can be swept out with a standard brush. Depending upon the thickness of the glaze, this technique can sometimes drag out over several months."

 

[Oldpath05]

Well I for one feel better knowing that I have a SS chimney liner in my chimney. I just dont trust tile lined chimneys on high heat, hopping they wont crack under pressure, cracked tiles make me nervous.