Toller wrote:
You shouldn't even burn untreated pine. It has little heat, but lots of ash
and creosote.



Ash is a burden to be hauled out, the creosote can be dealt with by
burning a good hot fire each morning to rid the flue of creosote. While
pine is far from the best choice to burn as far as BTU output and
burntime it can easily and safely be burned with good practices. We have
heated several shops burning pine scraps for years. It beats throwing
them in the trash or burrying them.

To the OP, improper handling (use, but mostly disposal) is by far the
single most overriding factor as to why we lost access to CCA treated
lumber and are now paying far more for ACQ and all the associated
accessories (G185 hangers, ASTM-153 fasteners, no alum. flashing, on and
on). This occured because idiots couldnt figure out on their own that
pressure treated lumber is poisonous to organisms and pests which eat
lumber, therefore it is only common sense that its poisonous to humans.

Before you burn your Christmas Candles do you sprinkle a little rat
poison on them for your children to breathe and enjoy? This would sound
idiotic right? Well this kind of lack of common sense is why companies
now have to print on plastic bags used for packaging "This is not a toy".

Mark