T P Chimney Sweeps have been treating a chimney with a level 3 tar buildup using cre-away tar remove.
Creosote comes in 3 stages:
Stage 1: Black dust or fine black powder
Stage 2: A harder rock-like substance
Stage 3: Tar Tar is viscous and sticky before finally hardening with a glaze like appearance, it is a highly concentrated fuel which can easily catch fire resulting in a potentially devastating chimney fire.
So what are the reasons for creosote forming in the flue? - Burning of unseasoned wood. Your wood should have less than a 20% moisture content before it is burnt.
- Incomplete combustion (slumbering/cutting off air supply).
- Inadequate air supply for the fire.
- Cold or uninsulated chimney.
Stage 3 creosote build up can only be effectively removed by chemically treating the problem.
We use a a treatment called Cre-Away, the powder has four components that safely modifies glazed tar.
It reacts with the tar and chemically modify it changing into a substance that can be more easily removed by our rotary power sweeping.
So, how does this work? - A reactive agent neutralises the acidic creosote making it less flammable in your chimney and less corrosive to metal components. - A dehydrator adsorbs the moisture and oils contained in the different forms of creosote. A combustion inhibitor helps reduce the chance of chimney fire. - A magnesium catalyst helps break down stage 3 creosote Tar when the flue is heated.
The photos shows the Creaway product having absorbed into the tar and then easily removed by our power sweeping equipment.
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