Tried a new creosote remover spray and my whole house smelled like burnt sugar for a day

I got a can of 'Soot-Away' spray to try on a standard brick flue in an old house. After the clean, I sprayed it like the can said and lit a small test fire. Instead of a clean smell, this weird sweet smoke filled the place and stuck around. I had to open every window in January. Has anyone had a chemical smell backfire like that, and what do you use instead?

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cora8635d ago

Ever get that fake maple syrup smell from a log lighter? Same thing happened to me, it was awful.

jamiew534d agoProlific Poster

Wait, a log lighter? That's a new one, I've only ever smelled that from a car.