J T wrote:
A few days ago someone stated in a thread that pine should not be
burned as firewood, because of the creosote buildup. Not necessarily.
The below quote was taken from he
http://www.courier-tribune.com/nws/f...ide011501.html Lots of info
on this, a couple minutes on google will turn up a bunch.

The quote:
Some people say that pine should not be burned for firewood. This is not
true. Pine can be burned for home heating. In fact, the heating value of
many of the Southern pines is higher than the less dense hardwood
species and equal to the medium density hardwoods like ash. Burning pine
may cause more creosote deposits in the chimney because of the resin
content in the smoke. However, creosote formation depends more on how
you burn the wood than on the species you use. A slow-burning fire in an
airtight stove will produce creosote regardless of species

JOAT
Don't e-mail me while I'm breathing.

Pine is the main wood we burned when I was growing up. In a fireplace.
Every 2 or 3 years while a big hot fire was burning, the chimney would
"burn out". Which means the creosote/soot in the chimney caught fire and
it would sound like a locomotive coming down the chimney, but it only
lasted a few seconds. The problem is when this happens and your chimney
is old and has cracks--it can start a house fire.

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Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA
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