Building a fire in a wood stove

WinnisquamZ · 03-26-2022, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SailinAway

You burn pine logs? Or you only use pine for kindling?

I burn pine if that is what I have

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John Mercier · 03-26-2022, 11:08 PM

In theory, the pine should put out more BTUs than the hardwood...
It just burns hotter for a shorter time.

WinnisquamZ · 03-26-2022, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

In theory, the pine should put out more BTUs than the hardwood...

It just burns hotter for a shorter time.

Fact.

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SailinAway · 03-27-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

In theory, the pine should put out more BTUs than the hardwood...
It just burns hotter for a shorter time.

What's the current thinking about pine and creosote? I heard years ago that you could mix 1/3 pine with hardwood.

John Mercier · 03-27-2022, 02:21 PM

I don't think the mix matters as much as incomplete combustion.

Dry pine should burn hot, and create less creosote.

The large build up would be due to allowing the flue to be heated, then cooled, over and over with each new fire.

Cleaning the flue at the beginning, and possibly end, of every season should control the majority of that.

03-26-2022, 11:08 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,561 Thanks: 3 Thanked 634 Times in 521 Posts	In theory, the pine should put out more BTUs than the hardwood... It just burns hotter for a shorter time.

03-27-2022, 02:21 PM	#5
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,561 Thanks: 3 Thanked 634 Times in 521 Posts	I don't think the mix matters as much as incomplete combustion. Dry pine should burn hot, and create less creosote. The large build up would be due to allowing the flue to be heated, then cooled, over and over with each new fire. Cleaning the flue at the beginning, and possibly end, of every season should control the majority of that.