Green hardwood cord wanted in Chester

[SteveD]

Excellent price offered for good-quality green hardwood (ash, beech, oak, sycamore etc) delivered to Great Barrow nr. Chester. Nice easy drop and doesn't have to be processor spec.. We're interested in any amount from Transit load upwards. PM or e-mail [email protected]

[Wood wasp]

"The two most important factors concerning good firewood are the quality of the hardwood used and the dryness of the wood. N.B. Softwoods should never be used as firewood as they contain large amounts of resins which build up in flues over time and can actually cause partial or total blockages!

 

At Fireside Delights we only use good quality species of hardwood with high calorific values. Years of experience have told us that these hardwoods burn much hotter and longer than less suitable hardwoods"

 

There's absolutely nothing wrong with using softwood you know, like any wood it just has to be dry. I personally light my stove with sw then swap to a hw/sw mix.

[Alycidon]

Been burning softwood all winter in my stove shop, burns like hell, customers very impressed.

 

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[Chilledbud]

If I'm honest, if I read the blurb you have on your site about hardwood/softwood it would put me off buying. Stating softwood should never be burnt for firewood is borderline libel.

[SteveD]

LOL -maybe you should speak to the stove manufacturers!! nothing to do with heat - yew is one of the best burning woods there is - its all to do with resin build-up - especially in narrow stove flues. Not sure why you should be quoting from my website here anyway??

[SamWhiting12]

LOL -maybe you should speak to the stove manufacturers!! nothing to do with heat - yew is one of the best burning woods there is - its all to do with resin build-up - especially in narrow stove flues. Not sure why you should be quoting from my website here anyway??

 

Its a well known fact that so long as the wood is well seasoned and burnt at high enough temperatures (ie not smouldering) then the resin is burnt off. That also applies to hardwoods as they can tar up chimneys when not seasoned well enough.

 

So long as the chimneys are well maintained there shouldn't be a problem.

 

Stove manufactures are selling a premium product so their going to promote premium products.

 

Nothing wrong with softwoods at all.

[SteveD]

Its a well known fact that so long as the wood is well seasoned and burnt at high enough temperatures (ie not smouldering) then the resin is burnt off. That also applies to hardwoods as they can tar up chimneys when not seasoned well enough.

 

So long as the chimneys are well maintained there shouldn't be a problem.

 

Stove manufactures are selling a premium product so their going to promote premium products.

 

Nothing wrong with softwoods at all.

 

 

Yep, nothing wrong with softwood at all - that's why most reputable stove installers discourage its use in new installations, to the extent that the warranty will be invalidated if softwood is used.

But, of course, what do they know???

[skyhuck]

Yep, nothing wrong with softwood at all - that's why most reputable stove installers discourage its use in new installations, to the extent that the warranty will be invalidated if softwood is used.

But, of course, what do they know???

 

They apparently know very little as they are talking utter garbage.

[SamWhiting12]

Yep, nothing wrong with softwood at all - that's why most reputable stove installers discourage its use in new installations, to the extent that the warranty will be invalidated if softwood is used.

But, of course, what do they know???

 

Well there we are, you've answer why they don't recommend softwood. Another reason to get out of paying warranty.