"J T" wrote in message
A few days ago someone stated in a thread that pine should not be
burned as firewood, because of the creosote buildup. Not necessarily.
snip of references

I'm glad to be corrected. When I was growing up we were cautioned
against it because of the danger of chimney fires. We used to
toss some compound, can't remember the name of the stuff, into the
fire at regular intervals to make the creosote cake up and flake
off the chimney. I've seen chimney fires take out houses, they
were very impressive. If that much creosote can build up from
burning seasoned hardwood, it seems that pine would build it up
much more quickly. I don't have references, just anecdotal
rememberances.
Dave in Fairfax
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