Got a bunch of 2x scraps given to me, most of it 12-14 inches in length. I've spit a bunch of it into smaller pieces to use as kindling. Is it ok to use this as kindling? or do i need to worry about embers and such going up the flue?
Kindling Question
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firefighterjake
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kennyp2339
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I just cut up, destapled the pallet that the blaze king princess came on, I got about half of it in her and she's loving life as a wood stove right now, fyi just be careful that the scraps don't have metal or glue on them, also pressure treated and painted is a big no no, it can harm the stove big time
nope, nothing painted, stained, or treated, all kiln dried SPF. My inlaws, bless their souls, grew up with smoke dragons and commented on embers and chimney fires. i was always under the impression with these epa stoves that if you had big bright flames and weren't trying to smolder, it didn't matter what you burned as long as it was seasoned.
csween
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Kenny I burn pallets scraps too but I leave the nails in the 2x4's so wondering if/why this is bad for the stove. I can see removing anything aluminum but steel nails seem ok to me.
Stella
Burning Hunk
Have been thinking of burning some offcut from my wooden curtain poles which have been varnished. Would this be a no no?
Village Idiot
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A few years ago, I came across someone that was giving away a bunch of pine Ikea shelving. I snagged it all and it supplied all my kindling needs for 2 full seasons. It was essentially 1x3 pine and split really easily. The nails in it were small and by the time I did a clean out, they were gone.
I need to start looking for some more on CL.
I need to start looking for some more on CL.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
My stove Manuel said do not hit wood on stove with metal, I thinks it's bad for the catalytic converter. I don't want to take a chance being the stove is less then a week old to
prezes13
Minister of Fire
I use skids from work for both kindling and burning. We have nice beefy skids which they send fire hydrants on. They have nails in them and it's not a problem since I get rid of the ashes at the dump. Just be careful not too load a stove full of little pieces it might be a recepie for over firing stove.
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