What is the best type of wood you have used for your stove?

[Ashes_Firewood]

On 14/11/2018 at 10:24, woodrascal said:

What stove are you using Ashes?

Clearview Vision 500

[woodrascal]

We've got one too  

 

Must admit I've not noticed much ash dropping into the ashpan on ours when using softwood. Mind you I do usually mix it with a bit of Ash and Oak.

[BowlandStoves]

This post has certainly started an interesting conversation or two!
 

On the subject of burning wood with any kind of glue residue, this can be dangerous. It could release toxic fumes into your home, into the atmosphere and also impact the performance of your flue.

[difflock]

How would the fumes get into ones home, if being burned in a stove?

They will be sucked up the flue, other than absolutly miniscule amounts, unless one is in the habit of sticking ones head inside the stove firebox.

Also, How about some specifics re the offending glue types and the toxicity of the gases released.

And, How is such glued wood to be disposed of otherwise than by burning?

I strongly dislike broad-spectrum scare stories.

regards

marcus

[richardwale]

12 hours ago, AHPP said:

Looked that up. Sounds toxic but I'm not breathing the fumes so what's the problem?

I thought you burning ply was a wind up.

Disgraceful.

[BowlandStoves]

Hi @difflock

 

What type of glue is used on the wood you burn?

[Ashes_Firewood]

2 hours ago, woodrascal said:

We've got one too  

 

Must admit I've not noticed much ash dropping into the ashpan on ours when using softwood. Mind you I do usually mix it with a bit of Ash and Oak.

I'm not really mixing it that much, put a bit of birch in with it now and then but that's it. I find the grate bars are exposed in the middle when burning softwood whereas hardwood leaves a layer of ash over the top of everything.

[AHPP]

I burn pallets too if that helps.

[difflock]

I burn very little treated timber, bits of ply, bits of barely treated softwood fence boards, v occasionally fragments of painted wood, but I will repeat my question;

What other disposal method is out there for such wood?

If it is buried in landfill, where do the toxic chemicals go?

And, indeed, why are such toxic chemicals, or even MDF(as a product) allowed to be used?

Or should we export it all to China?(and buy more MDF rubbish furniture)

BTW I strongly support local(within economic size constraints) incinerators, for disposal of all burnable waste.

I would also like to use the average NIMBY as fuel.

Marcus

[AHPP]

I’m only burning kiln dried hardwood. There’s just no pleasing some people.