what to do with cleaned out creasote?

[steveadam]

every spring I get a 5gallon pail or so of creasote out of my chimney. What is the best thing to do with it? can I burn it in the stove? is it toxic to put on ground? throw it in the trash? thanks

[Bearfootfarm]

throw it in the trash?

That's the best thing to do with it.
It takes a VERY hot fire to get it to burn, and it will smell bad

[Alice In TX/MO]

Burn it in the stove so it can recoat the inside of your chimney? No.

[InvalidID]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Burn it in the stove so it can recoat the inside of your chimney? No.

Creosote when burned won't re-coat the chimney. It burns fairly clean once you get it lit, but it has to be pretty darned hot.

Look up wood gasification. The wood gas is mostly creosote before it hardens up and forms that scale . That could be a potential use I suppose.

You could melt it down and treat some railroad ties I suppose.

It was once used as a cough medicine, laxative, and a disinfectant though I think you could find better medicines now a days.

I wouldn't recommend use in compost, my granddad always told me you couldn't use railroad ties even as a bin for compost. Wouldn't let the stuff anywhere near where food was grown either.

[Kris in MI]

If you have horses and wood, use it to coat the wood to keep the horses from chewing it. Of course, the EPA, etc, frowns on that, but back in the days when you could buy creosote for treating fenceposts, that's what we did with it.

[Ravenlost]

Creosote is a carcinogen.

[oregon woodsmok]

Bag it up and put it in the trash.

[Cabin Fever]

Originally Posted by Ravenlost

Creosote is a carcinogen.

And so is the black char on grilled steak, the brown crust on bread, and the flavor in smoked meats.

I would just throw the creosote in the backyard campfire ring prior to burning firewood. I wouldn't burn it in the campfire ring if I was planning to do some cooking during the same campfire.

[Heritagefarm]

Can it be used for a fertilizer?

[Cabin Fever]

Originally Posted by Heritagefarm

Can it be used for a fertilizer?

Ashes can, but not chimney sweepings.

[Saffron]

hmm, so this is an item that really has no further use?

I always look at our pile and think there has to be something useful from them.

[Vickie44]

How about as a mulch for flowers ?( I have some also)