Burning junk on a woodburner

[forestgough]

Do any of you people burn odd stuff on your stoves?In my brain any thing that's wood is good to go,but the stove makers try to scare me off. I s a bit of paint etc really that bad.

[Bearded Munch]

Mostly clean wood only, I will use old telegraph pole and painted wood for kindling though a friend of mine used to burn sleepers but he was isolated so smoke did not matter.

[Stubby]

I avoid anything that is not seasoned , untreated wood .

[forestgough]

I was thinking old furniture,chipboard,doors etc?

[Mike Hill]

I burn anything I know or suspect will combust.

 

I really hate taking the Rubbish out and try to burn it if possible.Tin Cans take a while to break down,but anything burns if its hot enough.

[skyhuck]

Used disposable nappies burn well, with good calorific value, if its a real sloppy one the fire needs to be good and hot mind.

[treequip]

I have a mechanic friend who recons a filter element from a 1.8 (minimum) engine is worth at least a tank full of hot water

[difflock]

Chipboard burns REALLY well, with stonking calorific value.

Proper Polystyrene is also very good for kindling.

I would avoid Wavin sewer pipe though.

The fumes from it, as I have reason to know, are pretty toxic.

I also finally persuaded Senior Managment NOT to put the plastic liner from the bathroom bin in unchecked.

Not that difficult seeing as she had quite a bit of dusting to do after the aerosol assisted contents of the grate exited the stove past my ears.

Edited May 16, 2013 by difflock

[Woodworks]

You may well be able to burn some of these nasties without ruining your flue or stove but you will be releasing a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere for all of us to breath. When this sort of material is burnt in incinerators for electrical plants the temperatures are a lot higher and I think the exiting gases are filtered to avoid atmospheric pollution.

[monkeybusiness]

I'll second nappies - chicken carcasses (after the Sunday roast, not just any old dead bird but I guess the principle's the same) are really good too. If it's rubbish and will combust on it goes I say.