Pine wood for woodstove? i was told its not well brought-up to use pine wood in...
i was told its not well brought-up to use pine wood in a woodstove? is that true?
When Pine and other hardwood species when burned produce Cresote and Chemical which will clog up you stove pipes and stove. Also it will cause Chimmney Fires too.
Now hardwood resembling Oak , Locust and etc will not do that.
So use hardwood.. Depends on where you live hardwood costs nearly 50.00 for a 1/2ton truck load.
From:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fir...
"yes, you can burn pine, but burn it hotter than you would next to hard wood to minimize creosote; any way it's other a good notion to burn a HOT fire for about 1/2 hour or so respectively morning to burn off creosote build up in the chimney earlier it builds up enough to potentially inflict a large chimney fire. do that and you'll own no problem, pine or otherwise."
Joanne is correct. If you have hardwood to burn, its your best bet. But, where on earth hardwood is scarce, everybody burns pine. Just as she stated. This is especially true in the inter mountain west. Whenever possible burn "complex pines".
Where I live here is NO hardwood. Only pine and other softwoods. Lots of people burn these woods contained by their fireplaces and wood stoves with NO problems. Just enjoy the chimney cleaned and inspected at the beginning of respectively burning season and you won't have any problems any. The cleaning and inspection should be done whether you are burning hardwood, pine or man made logs.
Bert
Answers: Everyone seem to have satisfactorily answered your question. However, if you use pine, do try to put together a hot fire to burn off any accumulation in the stove-piping. Also, when the fire is well brought-up and hot, add a cup full of sugar and it will flare up through the pipes and burn stale alot of the creotin and other accumulations within the pipes.
good luck