print email comment close Cleaning Stovepipes and Chimneys URL: http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G1735 Description: This document provides safety tips and suggestions for cleaning chimneys to free them of creosote buildup, which can cause chimney fires. Covers equipment and techniques for cleaning a flue, and instructions for cleaning the soot and creosote that has fallen to the bottom of the chimney. Includes links to related publications concerning wood stoves. From the University of Missouri Extension. Author: Baker, David E. Publisher: University of Missouri Extension LII Database Information: Record 24494 created by Jennifer English on 09/10/2007 Last modification on 11/20/2009 Published: 09/19/2007   Republished: 12/03/2009 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24494