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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
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. |
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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
"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. Good thing, because I've got slabwood from 17,000 board feet of white pine logs sitting in the yard, and it's gonna heat my house for at least a couple of years. Jon E |
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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
I've got an outdoor woodboiler, that feeds a coil in a forced air furnace,
and heat exchanger for the ho****er tank. I burn tons (literally) of pine. It causes more build up in the firebox and chimney, but cleans out fairly quick with a couple of days worth of hardwood being burned. Cheers, aw |
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but cleans out fairly quick
....cleans out fairly well. ....digesting the easter dinner, and just kicked out the guests.....I'm spent. Cheers, aw |
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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
"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 -- reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ |
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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
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. -- Gerald Ross, Cochran, GA To reply add the numerals "13" before the "at" ............................................ One billion Chinese can't be Wong. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
A Dubya wrote:
I've got an outdoor woodboiler, that feeds a coil in a forced air furnace, and heat exchanger for the ho****er tank. I burn tons (literally) of pine. It causes more build up in the firebox and chimney, but cleans out fairly quick with a couple of days worth of hardwood being burned. Cheers, aw Uh huh. Really. What kind of mash do you use? j4 |
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....why bother with mash...sugar, water, yeast
Cheers, aw |
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Was this it?
http://www.rutland.com/creosoot/link3.htm#100S Try here for a novel way to keep your chimney free of creosote http://www.swiftchimneycleaner.com/ I saw this demoed at the Home Show a couple of weeks ago in Augusta, ME. Great product, but smallest home show I've ever seen. RB Dave in Fairfax wrote: "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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Semi OT - Pine Firewood
RB wrote:
Was this it? http://www.rutland.com/creosoot/link3.htm#100S Try here for a novel way to keep your chimney free of creosote http://www.swiftchimneycleaner.com/ I saw this demoed at the Home Show a couple of weeks ago in Augusta, ME. Great product, but smallest home show I've ever seen. Hard to say, it was about 30-35 years ago. As I remember, it came in a yellow can witha a pry off top, alot like Johnson's Paste Wax, and it had a scoop inside. A scoop or two into the fire was all it took. This could be the same stuff, repackaged, but I can't remember the name. Dave in Fairfax -- reply-to doesn't work use: daveldr at att dot net American Association of Woodturners http://www.woodturner.org Capital Area Woodturners http://www.capwoodturners.org/ |
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