| | |  | Household Supplies | Home » » Creosote Sweeping Log For Fireplaces (Pack of 2) | | | | | | | Description: | | A simple, effective and non toxic solution for cleaning your chimney, while enjoying your fireplace. Creosote Sweeping Log (CSL) burns like a standard fireplace log, while simultaneously helps reduce dangerous creosote build up. Great for fireplaces and woodstoves! Tested by Omni Laboratories. UL Approved. | | | Features: | |
• Helps maintain your chimney while you enjoy your fireplace
• Reduces the weight, thickness and flammability of creosote
• For woodstoves and fireplace inserts
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 11.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 6.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
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49 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 Cresote Sweeping Log ResultsJan 08, 2010
By Denis Allen
"M14E2"
I live in Alaska and heat with spruce exclusively; not because I can't afford fuel oil but because I like the quality of warmth of a Blaze King woodstove with a glass door. My stack is 25 feet high. I noticed that the cap on the stack had some closure of the vents and burned one of these logs. DON'T TAKE THE WRAPPER OFF THE LOG!! BURN IT WITH THE PLASTIC WRAPPER as it says in the instructions that I was too dumb to read before using the first log. Read the directions twice and follow them. Big improvement in my stack air flow. My friend uses them too and reported great results. After a house caught fire New Year's Day, 2010 in the next subdivision, I determined to burn one of these logs every two weeks during heating season. The house which burned to the ground had a stack fire. A real stack fire sounds like a jet engine when all that creosote catches fire and will scare the hell out of you.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Life SaverOct 09, 2010
By jkdub57
I burned one of these in January last season. After a couple days I started hearing creosote falling. On a warmer day I shut the stove down and opened the clean out and got a good bit of creosote out. I went to clean out my chimney after last season and my brush got seriously wedged in the top of the chimney,after I finally got it out I looked in there with a flashlight and there was only creosote at about the top 1 foot of the chimney and a very small amount lower down. The stuff was so loose I was able to knock it all out with the brush rod. Got it clean as a whistle. This season I will use one every 2 months like the box says. Great peace of mind.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Creosote Sweeping LogMay 16, 2009
By Curtis L. Horn
The Creosote Sweeping Log works very well. They light readily and burn well, treating the existing creosote on the inside of the stove and chimney. Thereafter, the creosote hardens and falls off into the ash pile and burns up.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 OK it worksFeb 05, 2012
By planedriver
The product does work..no doubt. But I think it has rather slow results and for the usage it's expensive. But I guess it's paying for convenience. All you have to do is light a match. Seems to work better with a good draft going (an existing fire) before adding the log. But I think the Rutland 44 remover is a better deal, but if you only need an occasional creosote 'tune-up' this will work. I'd have given 4 stars except for the cost per use.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Not an adequate substitute for mechanical chimney cleaning and inspection .Mar 05, 2012
By Vasvan
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From Washington Public Fire Educators
Chimney Sweeping Logs:
The use of chimney sweeping logs (and similar products) alone is not an adequate substitute for mechanical chimney cleaning and inspection because it does not provide for the same level of protection to the chimney system.
Vital Points:
Each time you burn wood in your fireplace or woodstove, tar and creosote are formed and over time, will build up on the inside of your chimney. This build-up is highly flammable and can ignite causing a chimney fire. To prevent chimney fires, the fire service has long recommended having your chimney cleaned and inspected annually by a licensed professional. But now, a new product called the "Chimney Sweeping Log" has many citizens wondering whether an annual mechanical cleaning remains necessary.
The manufacturer of the Chimney Sweeping Log claims that the product contains "specially developed minerals" that act to reduce deposits of tar and creosote thus reducing the risk of chimney fires. To use the product, you simply place the log in your fireplace or woodstove and allow it burn for roughly an hour and a half. The product's website boasts that "the burning of a single Chimney Sweeping Log can reduce build-up by up to 60%".
Washington Public Fire Educators (WPFE) is concerned about these claims. While we won't dispute what these fire logs will do, we feel that it's vital to address what they won't do. If these logs manage to loosen creosote so it flakes off the flue walls as the advertisements claim, where does that creosote go? It either catches fire as it flakes off and increases the potential for a chimney fire through the intense burning, or it falls to the bottom and collects on the smoke shelf, thus causing a future hazard.
WPFE agrees with the Chimney Safety Institute of America's statement: "The use of these products alone is not an adequate substitute for mechanical chimney cleaning and inspection because it does not provide for the same level of protection to the chimney system." (The Chimney Safety Institute of America is a non-profit, educational institution focused on the prevention of chimney and venting hazards.)
WPFE believes that the safest and most effective chimney maintenance is achieved through annual inspections and mechanical sweeping.
The basic task of a chimney sweep is to clean chimneys. The cleaning process includes 1) removing the hazard of accumulated and highly combustible creosote produced by burning wood and wood products, 2) eliminating the build-up of soot in coal- and oil-fired systems and 3) removing bird and animal nests, leaves and other debris that may create a hazard by blocking the flow of emissions from a home heating appliance. In addition to the cleaning, chimney inspections often reveal hidden problems within the structure that could be potentially dangerous such as breaks or breaches in the flue.
Mechanical sweeping of chimneys not only removes layers of creosote from surfaces, it also eliminates the resulting debris from the chimney, fireplace, or woodstove. Many chimneys are not constructed in a straight path from the firebox to the outside. If chimney-cleaning products perform as claimed and cause debris in the chimney to fall, that debris must still be removed from the smoke shelf, baffle, catalytic combustor, or offset in order to ensure a safe and properly functioning chimney.Creosote Sweeping Log For Fireplaces (Pack of 2)
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