How to Cean Chimney with a lot of Soot/Tar

eamon11

its tarish an the brushes dont do much. Iv heard of a chemical which you burn in the fire and it dries out this enableling cleaning.

Help needed. Any ideas?

Thanks a lot

Eamon

heinbloed

Iv heard of a chemical which you burn in the fire and it dries out this enableling cleaning.

This doesn't exist.

Tar - the hard stuff - can only be 'dried' by heat, the evaporable components being ventilated out.

A tared chimney can be burned out however - if suitable.Talk to a professional chimney cleaner/sweeper, a heating engineer.

The presence of tar shows a bad fuel efficiency of the combustion and a bad firing practice, maybe wet fuel is to be blamed. Or an overdimensioned chimney, get professional advise.

eamon11

thanks Heinblod,

anybody know what Im talking about?

daithi55

eamon11 wrote: »

thanks Heinblod,

anybody know what Im talking about?

ive seen something advertised in the local hardware shop that ya burn and it supposed to help
it looked like a fire log

heinbloed

The sooth (glans) can be burned out with DIY chemicals. Not the tar.
Tar has a to high combustion temperature for the amateur, damaging the chimney, causing a fire should be left to someone who is a professional and trained and insured.

There is no need to burn out the glans(shiney sooth), this can be swept as well.

Enviroment laws might prohibit the burning out method, talk to a professional.

eamon11

thanks Daithi,

you are on the right track.