Narrow leaf ash firewood

[simsimo]

Is narrow leaf ash a good for firewood as common ash is and does it burn as well green?

Cheers

[Alycidon]

Please dont burn green wood of any sort, you are inviting a chimney fire. Split it today and burn it next winter when it will generate 50% more heat than it will this winter as less energy is lost evaporating moisture off so more energy is converted onto heat.

 

All woods will burn, Ash is probably the best all round wood but dont burn green.

 

A

[openspaceman]

Please dont burn green wood of any sort, you are inviting a chimney fire. Split it today and burn it next winter when it will generate 50% more heat than it will this winter as less energy is lost evaporating moisture off so more energy is converted onto heat.

 

All woods will burn, Ash is probably the best all round wood but dont burn green.

 

A

 

I agree with your sentiment but your numbers are a bit out, I wouldn't expect to get 50% more heat unless the fire is really smoky (no flame) as smoke is incompletely burned fuel , the bigger benefit will be a cleaner burn.

[Alycidon]

I agree with your sentiment but your numbers are a bit out, I wouldn't expect to get 50% more heat unless the fire is really smoky (no flame) as smoke is incompletely burned fuel , the bigger benefit will be a cleaner burn.

 

The principal is the point, may well be a bit adrift figure wise but poking green timber into any sort of fire is inviting problems.

 

A

[simsimo]

I was always told ash and holly burned ok green....obviously better when seasoned. Anyway the main question was really about whether that type of ash was as good as common ash. Cheers for your input.