i'm going to be installing a wood/coal furnace in my house next year. I have access to a lot of pine. would it be ok to burn the pine on a regular basis? and if so how long would i have to let it season? thank you
What they say; I am actually sick of hearing about these anti-pine BS. Burn seasoned, burn hot and clean your chimney often!
Any heat that does not put money in other peoples pockets is good heat!
Tes
my rule has always been, if it's a species of tree, fits thru the door, and is seasoned, its getting burned.
As I understand it. All wood species have the same BTU index by weight. That said, pine burns good and hot (due too the large cell structure) but fast for the same reason and it's relative light weight. Hardwood has a smaller, denser cell stucture and is heavier by size. So the same weight of pine is gonna give you equal BTU's as maple or yellow birch, etc. The pile might be 3 times the size of the maple though etc..
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