Sitka spruce

[Whistling Kettle]

Does anybody use this as firewood, I burn it in a canvas tent along with some larch, Birch and any hardwood I manage to pick up

I haven't got a burner in the house yet, but am looking into either a wood or multi fuel stove for the future

Cheers

 

 

[billy_wizz]

I don't burn it specifically but working in a softwood sawmill I only burn softwood and haven't noticed any major difference between most of them except larch which seems to produce a notably better heat to volume rate!

All burnt on a multi fuel stove with back boiler!

[Steven P]

Yes, it is wood, it burns.

 

Can be a bit sooty - lots of tar up the chimney so wouldn't use just that but would have a mix

[Stubby]

If its dry it will burn . 

[Whistling Kettle]

Doesn't take long to clog the flue on the tent stove, just emptied it on Friday and was clogged again yesterday 

The contents of two cleans in the pic 

 

[openspaceman]

I would say you are burning wet wood, the water is lowering the combustion temperature and any flames are quenched before completely burning out, that grey haze is moisture.

 

Also I have seen a restricted cowl like that blocked by soot, resulting in carbon monoxide alarm sounding in the boiler room. You do use a carbon monoxide alarm don't you?

[Muddy42]

All wood will burn if dry. Green wood left in an open sided shed will dry but not many people have the storage for that.  A system where wood is left outside for a year then inside for a few months works well.

 

I don't need a moisture meter to know that the logs shown in your last photo are not seasoned and probably still green.  There should be deep cracks and the bark should be splitting off.