I've never burned straight hickory, I usually have some oak and hickory mix but I have 8 face cord of two year old hickory that I was planning on burning this next winter and just a few face cord of oak. I consider hickory to be a premium firewood when seasoned correctly. However, I have had three people tell me lately that I will burn my furnace out if I burn straight hickory. I say thats bull, I think I will burn a bit less wood since it has a slightly higher BTU value than seasoned oak. I believe if the furnace gets to hot it will shut down the air supply and keep it in the safe range.
So, has anyone ever actually overfired and burned out a stove using hickory?
So, has anyone ever actually overfired and burned out a stove using hickory?