This is my third time cleaning the chimney this year just to be safe. Every time I clean it I get a similar creosote to this where it is somewhat flakey. Is this normal for these stoves?
I have an auber flue thermometer and have been keeping my flue at least 450+ for the majority of my burns and hotter now that the temps are dropping. My previous non-cat stove always had a brown fluffy powder. So I am not used to seeing this. Here are a couple of pictures, the creosote is mixed with some ash in the one photo .
![Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves? Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/322/322804-0a44a015acd1aa4f20e2152af3bd4da5.jpg)
I have an auber flue thermometer and have been keeping my flue at least 450+ for the majority of my burns and hotter now that the temps are dropping. My previous non-cat stove always had a brown fluffy powder. So I am not used to seeing this. Here are a couple of pictures, the creosote is mixed with some ash in the one photo .
![Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves? Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/322/322803-63c814991ff2d9b893bdc896bc292b3f.jpg)
![Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves? Is this Normal Creosote for BK Stoves?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/322/322804-0a44a015acd1aa4f20e2152af3bd4da5.jpg)