Creo removal products- safe for a Cat stove

Anyone have any recommendations? Burning that marginally seasoned slab for the last few months has created a sticky mess in the last 6ft. or so of the flue. Thanks, JB

 

We use this, it works well, just make sure you find out if it will damage your cat.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008746LP4...e=df0&creative=395109&creativeASIN=B008746LP4

 

Thanks Zap. Looked it up and it says it's OK with cat's, just have to leave in bypass for a bit.
What sort of residue does it leave?

 

None that I see, we started with it our first year burning because our wood wasn't seasoned for a year.

We buy the bigger both then put it in a smaller spray bottle.

 

I'll give it a try, gotta do something to correct this issue before it really becomes an issue.
Should I follow the instructions, or is more gooder?

 

Seems like cool stuff.

Let us know how it works on the inside of the stove .

Have heard potato peelings work too ? Never tried them though.

 

Curious what it does on the inside myself. After yesterdays cleaning, I'd love to see a reduction in buildup inside the shields.

 

Know what you mean,
For me, it turned into a bigger chore than expected.

How's your hands. ? LOL
I have one wound still healing

 

Follow the instructions.

 

Hands aren't too bad, a few scrapes but I wore gloves most of the process. Fore-arms are a different story. I have identical bruising from running that strap and wedging my arms against the door. Had too, way too much build-up from that slab to let it go.
Thinking I need to change my flue to a more vertical profile.

 

Wadda ya do? Spray it on yur splits??lol..just kiddn how does it work?

 

Just let the fire get going then spray it in the flames.

 

I use the Rutland powdered creosote remover. One small cupful once a week on a hot fire and that's it. I burned all last winter and what came out of the flue when I cleaned it was brown fluffy stuff. I don't know how the chemical reaction works, but it seems to do its job very well.

 

It chemically reacts with the creosote to dry it out and make it flakey. It falls off and is carried out with the updraft. A tub of TSP works as well, a scoop a week or so is all you need, still have to clean your flu, but this will help with the black sticky or shiny stuff. It is corrosive, and if you use a ton of it at once it will shorten the life of your flue, so more isn't better. Is mostly safe when used in accordance with instructions, TSP is less corrosive, less effective as well though.

 

Just applied the first squirt-(a bunch of them)- of the "Anti-Creo-Soot". Since I have heavy build-up, I'll give it the recommended max. squirts for the next 7 days.
It already helped the interior side shields, so that's a positive. It was not expected, but I saw some of the buildup change and flake away. Could have been just squirting it helped, but it loosened a bunch of new buildup. We'll see what happens..........

 

Day two- noticeable reduction in accumulation on the interior side shields. Back corners are "different" also, look like a lava formation. Weird.

 

I picked up a bottle of Rutland creosote removal powder, flipped it over, it said don't eat it active ingredients...trisodium phosphate.. Lol

Glad you are having good results

 

What the heck is trisodium phosphate?
I see trisodium and think-..3X the salt...then bacon..then- really salty bacon. Yum but yeah, probably not good for you.

Barry White voice- "Bacon,.......oooohhh yeeaaaahh..."