Creosote buildup in woodburning stoves is a function of wood moisture content and combustion temperature. My family’s sole source of heat is one woodburning stove, and living in chilly Minnesota, we ...

Q. We are having a problem with a wood burning stove, which is in the walkout basement of our home. It smokes so bad at times the smoke alarms go off. Also, it emits a tar like substance from the ...

[Michel] has a wood stove in his basement for extra heat in the winter. While this is a nice secondary heat source, he has creosote buildup in the chimney to worry about. [Michel] knows that by ...

Q: I plan to set up a gas stove in a fireplace built in 1800. But the floor of the fireplace has an ugly black area, I think from creosote that washed down the chimney when it rained. How do I remove ...