New Install of Blaze King King 40 KE Stove on Six Inch Flue and Chimney

There were a few BKs that had holes rusted through their back walls. Not cool. The gooey, wet, tar that BKs produce on a super low burn are wet and apparently more corrosive than the dry stuff common on noncats. If nothing else, burning the creosote off allows you to inspect your stove for holes. I've never seen this on other brands, maybe someone else has had rust holes not caused by actual water?

 

Cause rust

 

We're lighting a fire every evening, and letting it burn out by morning. I burned it at a higher temp when everyone had gone to bed last night and today, when drug the poker around, the creosote flaked right off into the firebox. Definitely needs to be a regular routine this time of year.

 

Supposedly, the Ashtrol sold by Central Boiler to be used daily in their fireboxes neutralized the acid in the creosote to prevent firebox erosion. That's what got me thinking about this when I started seeing the shiny tar on the back of the firebox this spring. I do believe the hot fire every day or other day is the ticket.

 

Yea way cheaper than buying a product that may or probably doesn't do what they claim.

 

Did not know this, but it makes sense.