Douglas Fir for Firewood?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Interesting. So what about Scots Pine or Cypress as fire wood? I was under the impression that they are good at taring up flues.

 

When not seasoned properly. Bone dry = rocket fuel.

[likeitorlumpit]

why do people assume that resinous wood = tarring up of flues. Surely the resin burns and if hot enough the fumes rise up as fumes not tar. Just a thought. Shoot me down if I'm wrong but I have come across so many assumptions in my life and feel it's a good thing to challenge occasionally.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

why do people assume that resinous wood = tarring up of flues. Surely the resin burns and if hot enough the fumes rise up as fumes not tar. Just a thought. Shoot me down if I'm wrong but I have come across so many assumptions in my life and feel it's a good thing to challenge occasionally.

 

:congrats:

[HCR]

Any organic matter will clog flues up if it's burnt with a high MC. We used to burn peat when I was a lad, which was frequently damp, and the flue needed digging out (literally) about twice a year as it clogged to the point of blocking.

 

I've never burnt fir in any quantity but tonnes of larch, spruce and pine have kept me warm. No dramas with any of them - maybe not my first choice as they tend not to stay in overnight, but perfectly good otherwise.

[openspaceman]

why do people assume that resinous wood = tarring up of flues. Surely the resin burns and if hot enough the fumes rise up as fumes not tar. Just a thought. Shoot me down if I'm wrong but I have come across so many assumptions in my life and feel it's a good thing to challenge occasionally.

 

Yes tars and soot are products of incomplete combustion, good burn and you should see no smoke.

 

A good burn becomes difficult if the moisture content is too high because vapourising the water robs heat ( and hence lowers temperature ) of the fire.