Burning coke cans

[Will Heal]

Does burning aluminium cans in a fire keep the chimney clean or is it just an old wives tale?

[Sandworks]

It's the manganese in the cans that breaks down the creosote on the flue lines, when the flue cools the creosote just flakes loose and drops,

I ahem( good excuse for beer) do this quite often as I have 5 'of helical flue into a 14 foot chimney and check it every couple of months only sweep once a year, only a handful of Krud , though the 90degree needs scooping out about every 6 weeks.

I mix any arising timber with seasoned timber......

[mendiplogs]

Does burning aluminium cans in a fire keep the chimney clean or is it just an old wives tale?

 

Hi WILL I GET MY FOSTER CANS OFF EGGS 😂😂😂thanks Jon

[Sandworks]

Hi WILL I GET MY FOSTER CANS OFF EGGS 😂😂😂thanks Jon

 

 

Need to get the temps fairly high, then keep adding them for best effect hic😜

[Will Heal]

I gave up drinking bout a month ago, have to start drinking more coke then!

[se7enthdevil]

i never knew this, i'll have to chuck a can in tomorrow.

[Sandworks]

Ah go on a case at least the first time

[difflock]

cough cough, more like if the fire is hot enough to "burn" the aluminium, it is hot enough to clean the chimney!

Doh!

[Sandworks]

cough cough, more like if the fire is hot enough to "burn" the aluminium, it is hot enough to clean the chimney!

Doh!

 

 

Well that stands to reason, but my stove spends most of its time tamped down so there is a cycle of cooling and slow burn.... Anyway saves facing how many beers I have knocked back🙈

[geoff]

Just invite Mark Bolam round on a cold night, that should sort it if you don't drink.