Well, that certainly would explain a few things in my extended family...
Well, that certainly would explain a few things in my extended family...
Pine has fewer Btu's? Btu's per pound are static. Due to specific gravity you can fit more pounds of certain woods than others within the same space.yeah at what btu output? Pine has much less btus that the hardwoods i use no matter what stove you burn it in. Cats dont change that
Yes I am aware of the fact that pine does not have fewer btus per pound And you will notice i never said anything about weight I was talking about a load of wood in a stove which means volume not weight.Pine has fewer Btu's? Btu's per pound are static. Due to specific gravity you can fit more pounds of certain woods than others within the same space.
Now, after reading through posts, how true is this? I have a non cat stove so it is not going to burn as hot. So what is the truth folks?
I don't know how many times burning pine I've wished I had a thermostat control instead of me to try to conrtol the burn rate.I've had 30 hour burns in my Blaze King lots of times with pine, no problem...
Heavy Hammer - I think this is were pine gets confused or its bad wrap of chimney fires, people burn wet hard wood all season, run out of there hardwood, go into the woods and grad a dead pine, the pine being much dryer gets split and put into the stove, it starts burning and takes off lighting the creosote up in the chimney that was created from burning non season hard woods
Me too, I've used nothing but Norway spruce for days in mid winter in my Morso. Indoor temp 70, warm and comfy.Who's knows!? What does it matter? If I can heat my house entirely with the stove using pine. With the BK I can control the heat output and have no fear of an overfire like the above posters have mentioned. I honestly don't see much of a difference with hardwood or soft, burning smoke is a wonderful thing!
I would do the same thing with the ponderosa. Im burning a bit of doug fir right now. Any larch in your part of eastern Washington? I think we have a few members here from there that have access to some of it. If you can find any its about the best btu coniferous you will find. If not the fir is a great burning wood as well. What kind of stove are you installing?that's what we have around here
Dad always said, "Never burn pine in the woodstove!"
Now, after reading through posts, how true is this? I have a non cat stove so it is not going to burn as hot. So what is the truth folks?
Exactly!Heavy Hammer - I think this is were pine gets confused or its bad wrap of chimney fires, people burn wet hard wood all season, run out of there hardwood, go into the woods and grab a dead pine, the pine being much dryer gets split and put into the stove, it starts burning and takes off lighting the creosote up in the chimney that was created from burning non season hard woods
No doubt that is a key part of the pine rumors, but not necessarily the source of the creosote build up. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe burning any green wood will contribute to creosote build up.Pine has a high resin content. Burning it green or semi-dried will contribute to creosote buildup.
I burn pine all the time in a non cat stove. Burns just fine. But dont dial down the air and let it smolder.Better to let it burn hot and go out overnight than it is to let it smolder in a non cat stove or non EPA stove. I always burn very dry pine though. Never burn green wood of any kind !I have a non cat stove so it is not going to burn as hot.
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