Expert: James Ball - 11/11/2010

Question
My chimney was inspected and the sweep stated"there is no creosote buildup but the flue liner is glazed and cannot be removed by brushing". It was suggested to use a chemical cleaning or "burn out by stoking a hot fire".I am afraid of a chimney fire as a result,do you have any suggestions?b

Answer
Hello Barry, they do make a few chemical's that will help (do a web search for ACS) DO  NOT BURN IT OUT, we do a Rotary cleaning with a chain on a rod that connects to the drill that breaks the glaze off see if you can find a Certified Sweep WWW.CSIA.ORG that does Rotary cleaning.
burning your system hotter will help keep this from building up that much.
James