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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
I have a question about those chimney sweeping logs. Are they affective in any way? I use my main fireplace in the living room some nights when it's near freezing here, so as many as ten or twelve times a season. It's an insert that draws air from the outside and blows warm air into the room. I tried cleaning the pipe out a few years ago and it had a barely discernible scale of what I took to maybe be creosote. I've looked at it a few times and any coating I see seems to be negligible. Each winter I burn maybe a couple of those chimney sweeping logs and just bought one not too long ago to use.
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In your situation (light usage), they probably do a reasonable job, and certainly won't hurt anything. But manual cleaning is the only real way to remove significant creosote and other potential obstructions (bird's nests,etc.), and to actually inspect the flue for damage.