white mold under the bark... is this ok to burn?

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par0thead151

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Jul 26, 2009
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south eastern wisconsin
for whatever reason a few pieces of my wood have a fair amount of white mold under the bark.
is this ok to burn? i have burned quite a bit already and it appears to burn just fine.
im more worried about bringing mold into my home, burning it, etc.
thanks
 
trapshooter9 said:
You are worrying too much. Man has been burning wood for thousands of years, mold and all.
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fair enough.
I plan on putting an ozone machine in my garage for a few days to help stop the mold from growing and kill the mold that is there...
it may not be necessary or do anything but it will make me feel better. :)
 
The mold itself is no big deal but it may be telling you about a bigger problem. Molds and fungi and other such things require a source of water in order to live. If the mold on your wood is alive, then you have moisture coming from somewhere. Either you have wet wood or a wet garage, both of which are not great.
If, however, the mold seems dry and flaky, not moist or slimy, then you're probably okay. It got moldy outside but the drying process killed the mold and what you see is the leftover "mycelium" or body of the organism.
 
marsfarmer said:
The mold itself is no big deal but it may be telling you about a bigger problem. Molds and fungi and other such things require a source of water in order to live. If the mold on your wood is alive, then you have moisture coming from somewhere. Either you have wet wood or a wet garage, both of which are not great.
If, however, the mold seems dry and flaky, not moist or slimy, then you're probably okay. It got moldy outside but the drying process killed the mold and what you see is the leftover "mycelium" or body of the organism.
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my guess is that the mold was created when the trees were cut and sat for 3 years.
they were cut to 9' sections, and stacked and covered with a tarp.
the mold is dry but not crusty.
i will run the ozonator for a week in the garage to help stop the mold...
 
OMG Poook has unknowingLEE taken over Lee's body.
 
par0thead151 said:
I plan on putting an ozone machine in my garage for a few days to help stop the mold from growing and kill the mold that is there...
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I think it might be a waste of electricity. AFAIK ozone won't do much to mold spores unless you can crank out a huge amount of it.
 
I can't imagine that you could produce enough ozone to kill fungus living (mostly, except for the small percentage you see) inside the wood, and if you did it would have all sorts of unwanted effects on you and your stuff. Forget the ozone, I say. If you are really worried about it, stack the wood outside, which will definitnely remove all of the visible and hidden parts of the fungus from your house.
 
Wood Duck said:
I can't imagine that you could produce enough ozone to kill fungus living (mostly, except for the small percentage you see) inside the wood, and if you did it would have all sorts of unwanted effects on you and your stuff. Forget the ozone, I say. If you are really worried about it, stack the wood outside, which will definitnely remove all of the visible and hidden parts of the fungus from your house.
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fair enough, i am only concerned about the fungus and mold spreading to my home. i know it is a TERRIBLE thing to try to remove from a home, and the sollution is always guttng the molded parts or rebuilding the home completeley.
my house was built in 2000, so it is mold free right now and i just want tomake sure it stays that way. the wood is in 4'X4'X4' bins with a wood side wall on each side and a pallete on the bottom.
maybe i should rmeove the wood from the bins and stack it instead...

thanks
 
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