Do duraflame firelogs leave a wax residue?
Manufactured firelogs will leave a fine, graphite-like carbon soot in the flue after extensive use. This material is different from creosote deposits. Theres far less soot produced from burning firelogs than the creosote produced from burning wood. Independent tests show that duraflame firelogs do not produce the hardened flammable tar deposits known as creosote, commonly produced from burning high moisture content wood fires. And the soot left in the chimney after burning firelogs has almost no BTU value so it cant be reignited to cause a chimney fire. No matter what you burn, we recommend you have your fireplace inspected and cleaned annually by a chimney maintenance professional certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA).
