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Ammonia to clean chimney

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  1. NBourque

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    Any of you guys clean your chimney with a container of ammonia at the base of your chimney? A guy I work with says he does it and it cleans all the creosote right out without any physical work. I'm skeptical but may try it
     
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  2. Shawn Curry

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    Ammonia has alkaline properties - I'd be worried about corrosion in a metal lined flue. I'll stick with the brush.
     
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    Seems a bit more intelligent to go at the cause of the creosote and not accumulate any of it.
     
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    Ammonia should react with the acidic creosote so maybe it would do some good. Who knows until you try it.
     
    Oldman47, Aug 16, 2016
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