Not all folk remedies are effective in practice. However, in most cases, they are the ones that help, especially if there are no other options.
Many experts agree that they are not so useless as a preventative measure, for example, when cleaning a chimney.
How often to clean a chimney
If the stoves are heated regularly, then the soot should be removed at least twice a year.
The smoke channels in a new stove can begin to be cleaned after a year and a half of intensive firing.
The formation of a soot layer on the walls of the chimney up to 3 mm thick is considered critical.
How to clean
In the old days, this was done by specially trained people called chimney sweeps.
But summer residents will only need to throw 3-4 handfuls of potato peelings into the oven.
You can use dry and fresh potato waste.
It is believed that, together with the combustion products, the starch released from the potatoes will settle on the walls of the chimney.
Gradually this will promote self-cleaning of the channels.
This is the most cost-effective way to clean channels when it is not possible to purchase a special composition for cleaning stove pipes.
Author: Igor Zur