We learn how to effectively clean the pipe with folk remedies

Knowing how to clean a chimney has nothing to do with romance. Of course, it is very pleasant to hear how the fire crackles in the fireplace or stove! Then heat makes its way along the built-in strokes, heating the entire wall area, giving only combustion waste to the top of the chimney. Including greasy, sticky soot. And if you do not get rid of it on time with your own hands or by the labor of invited experts, you can forget about comfort.

Chimney chimney inside

Where does the problem come from and how does it threaten?

During the combustion of fuels, especially solid ones, with gases generated during combustion, ashes, tarry substances and various oxides rise into the air. All this seeks roughness in its path and tenaciously “grabs”, gradually reducing the permeability of the pipe and passages in the brickwork of the furnace. And this threatens with unpleasant consequences.

1. First, simply by increasing the amount of fuel, which burns much worse with a lack of oxygen.
2. With the amount of fuel in the furnace, the temperature rises, which at a certain level can ignite soot. The result will be a fire, the most terrible feature of which is the likelihood of a wood floor fire. For some time it will smolder quietly in the attic, and you will only feel smoke, it is not clear where it came from.
3. Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer. The same temperature sometimes splits the masonry of the stove, and carbon monoxide is easier to get into your bedrooms than into a clogged chimney. You can not wake up.

Sounds like a horror movie? Yes. And although such cases are extremely rare, it is doubtful that this makes it easier for the victims.

Chimney signals for help

Before you clean the chimney with your own hands, make sure of such a need. There are several features that will tell the owners about the need to clean it from soot:

• fuel began to leave more;
• when the furnace is kindled, part of the smoke returns;
• the flame of bright orange turns dark red;
• thick black smoke is pouring from the chimney, while you use ordinary fuel.

Even if the soot layer is not too large, it is better to insure yourself against surprises. In addition, sometimes foreign objects fall into the chimney, up to a bird's nest twisted during the summer. This means that you need to do cleaning once a year, preferably before the start of the heating season.

Folk remedies - fairy tales or reality?

Folk remedies can help, moreover, in the most reasonable way - prevention. They have been tested by time and really help, although you should not expect the same efficiency from them as from mechanical or modern chemicals. When are they needed? At the height of the season, so that you do not have to litter soot with poorly laundered flakes in an unfurnished house in the frost. And unlike chemicals, they can be breathed without fear.

Not everyone agrees to regularly clean the dirt with their own hands. But how to clean the chimney without it? There are several ways.

1. Salt. It is poured on burning logs. When heated to a high temperature due to chemical reactions, it tears soot from the walls, but cannot handle a large amount.
2. Potato husk. An excellent and always affordable chimney cleaner. Usually half a bucket is enough, but if the firebox is large, you will have to take more. They must be poured onto the heat dried, so that all together they immediately burned. A large release of starch will clear the course.If the procedure is carried out before mechanical cleaning of soot, starch will soften the layer, and it will be much easier to wipe the walls.
3. Walnut shell. Of course, this tree does not grow everywhere, but if it is available, it is an excellent tool, which also has great heat transfer. It is only necessary to throw no more than 2 liters at a time: a high combustion temperature can lead to cracks in the furnace and deformation of its parts. And soot leaves due to burnout.
4. Aspen firewood. The idea is the same - high combustion temperature. So to throw these firewood you need a limited amount. If the chimney is not strong enough, soot, igniting, can easily blow it to pieces. It is wiser to repeat the procedure after a few days.
5. Birch firewood. Less effective, and for the result you need to get rid of the bark.
6. Aluminum cans. Information has not been verified for centuries, but is popular among Internet users.

Tips

• Potato peelings can be burned in the oven regularly, not dried, instead of being thrown away - this will provide excellent prevention against soot deposits inside the outlet channel.
• The situation is similar with nutshells. Buying nuts not peeled, you will not only always have a tasty high-quality food product, but you will also have less to worry about problems with the chimney. The heat transfer of the shell is very high, a few handfuls will completely replace half a bucket of coal.
• If there are many bends in the furnace for smoke with bottlenecks, there is no reason to hope for a high efficiency of cleaning soot the first time. We’ll have to use folk remedies several times, and do it ourselves with our own hands in the autumn to rub the pipe with a brush, collecting dirt falling down through special holes.

Chimney cleaning in the bath

The bath requires special care, since cleanliness in it is a guarantee of both health and pleasure. There are several additional options on how to clean the chimney in the bathhouse with your own hands. Their features depend on whether it is directly constructed or whether it has a bend.

For direct, it is important in winter to mold a snowball of the inner diameter of the chimney in size and throw it inside. When the furnace is kindled, it will drain down the pipe and will perfectly wash its walls.

Another thing is if there is still a bend. Then the snow does not help, you have to take a hose and pour water directly into the pipe. This is one of the cleanest options. Just before you clean the pipe in the bathhouse in this way, do not forget to put a pot for water under the firebox below. Do not want to collect dirty liquid over the entire floor?

In both cases, you should be aware of the possibility of rust on metal parts. To prevent this from happening, the stove must be heated to a state of evaporation of water.

How to reduce clogging?

The best treatment is prevention. In order not to take up the ruff once again, when soft folk options no longer help, it is worth knowing which fuel should be avoided:

• film bags, good quality colored paper, painted cardboard boxes give a lot of sediment;
• moist firewood gives off heat worse, and more waste, soot;
• cheap types of coal during combustion emit a huge amount of oxides and soot.

No need to burn them in the oven, and you will have much less problems with how to clean the pipe.

In any case, it must be remembered that the proposed options do not cancel the mechanical intervention, but only give a delay until the chimney has to be cleaned in a less pleasant way - using a brush or a simple broom from broken branches. This is especially true for solid fuel furnaces, which are often used at home.