There is a fence installer on my way home from work. They have a bin outside their shop that often has free kindling wood in it. I have almost never had to make kindling as a result of this good fortune. I stopped by there the other day and they had a whole bunch of 12-16" x 6" round fence post cut offs. I took 10-12 of them and burned them in my stove (catalytic). They burned great, and left very little ash and were generally pretty good burners. Later, I thought about it and figured that they may have been pressure treated. No color indicating that they were, very dry interiors (I split one to see) and no smell other than the strong cedar odor. So, if they were pressure treated, did I ruin my catalytic? I have some regular hardwoods in the stove right now and have 1200 degree cat temps and 500-550 surface temps. All seems normal.
1. Could I have harmed the catalytic combustor in my stove? How would I know?
2. Can I tell by look, smell, moisture if the logs were pressure treated?
3. Am I just being a worry wart?
4. Should I get the additional 20 or more of these cut offs and burn them?
1. Could I have harmed the catalytic combustor in my stove? How would I know?
2. Can I tell by look, smell, moisture if the logs were pressure treated?
3. Am I just being a worry wart?
4. Should I get the additional 20 or more of these cut offs and burn them?