I imagine if it was that easy that chimney sweeps would have been out of business long ago.
What I have read is that you put a beer can into wood stove, then need to get wood stove REALLY hot to get beer can to burn.
However it is the "really hot" part which keeps the chimney clean!
What I have read is that you put a beer can into wood stove, then need to get wood stove REALLY hot to get beer can to burn.
However it is the "really hot" part which keeps the chimney clean!
Kevin,
I believe you mentioned in another thread that you are getting smoke in your house from your wood heating system. Here is some information from ATSDR on the dangers of aluminum. There is a lot of info to be found on Google if you search 'aluminum fumes'.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts22.html
How can aluminum affect my health?
Exposure to aluminum is usually not harmful, but exposure to high levels can be. Workers who breathe large amounts of aluminum dusts can have lung problems, such as coughing or abnormal chest X-rays. Some workers who breathe aluminum dusts or aluminum fumes have decreased performance in some tests that measure functions of the nervous system.
Some people with kidney disease store a lot of aluminum in their bodies and sometimes develop bone or brain diseases which may be caused by the excess aluminum. Some studies show that people exposed to high levels of aluminum may develop Alzheimer’s disease, but other studies have not found this to be true. We do not know for certain whether aluminum causes Alzheimer’s disease. People may get skin rashes from the aluminum compounds in some underarm antiperspirants.
We do not know if aluminum will affect reproduction in people. Aluminum does not appear to affect fertility in animals.
I give all my cans to the Boy Scouts, and my chimney is always clean. Just goes to show the power of an empty beer can!
Kevin,
I believe you mentioned in another thread that you are getting smoke in your house from your wood heating system. Here is some information from ATSDR on the dangers of aluminum. There is a lot of info to be found on Google if you search 'aluminum fumes'.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts22.html
How can aluminum affect my health?
Exposure to aluminum is usually not harmful, but exposure to high levels can be. Workers who breathe large amounts of aluminum dusts can have lung problems, such as coughing or abnormal chest X-rays. Some workers who breathe aluminum dusts or aluminum fumes have decreased performance in some tests that measure functions of the nervous system.
Some people with kidney disease store a lot of aluminum in their bodies and sometimes develop bone or brain diseases which may be caused by the excess aluminum. Some studies show that people exposed to high levels of aluminum may develop Alzheimer’s disease, but other studies have not found this to be true. We do not know for certain whether aluminum causes Alzheimer’s disease. People may get skin rashes from the aluminum compounds in some underarm antiperspirants.
We do not know if aluminum will affect reproduction in people. Aluminum does not appear to affect fertility in animals.
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