Without getting into the morals of what comes out of your stack if you were to burn RR ties, I'd like your thought on creosote buildup. I have to admit, I have burned them on occasion in my old stove but no longer. Whenever the subject would come up, the reaction was almost universally "you can't do that, they are full of creosote".
My thought process goes along these lines.
Yes they are treated with creosote but creosote in the firebox is just another fuel to burn. Creosote buildup in the chimney is from the condensation of unburned or partially burned gases. Creosote in the box should burn just as hot and just as fast as creosote in a chimney fire and we've probably all seen video of that if not in person.
Anyway, I'd love to hear, from a technical perspective, what you think. Am I completely off base in my understanding of combustion? Most of the people I've talked to are the same ones who will tell you you should never burn pine because of creosote buildup but I know that dried properly, it burns as good and as completely as any other wood (just get tired of loading it in).
Thoughts?
My thought process goes along these lines.
Yes they are treated with creosote but creosote in the firebox is just another fuel to burn. Creosote buildup in the chimney is from the condensation of unburned or partially burned gases. Creosote in the box should burn just as hot and just as fast as creosote in a chimney fire and we've probably all seen video of that if not in person.
Anyway, I'd love to hear, from a technical perspective, what you think. Am I completely off base in my understanding of combustion? Most of the people I've talked to are the same ones who will tell you you should never burn pine because of creosote buildup but I know that dried properly, it burns as good and as completely as any other wood (just get tired of loading it in).
Thoughts?