Burning pine vs western hardwoods

[ironmanco]

Some background: I've been burning most western hardwoods for the past several years with a couple of years mixing in some pine but still mostly hardwood. I have a 44 elite wood fireplace (catalytic). Out here in Colorado the availability of our hardwoods is significantly less than what is available to what I used to be able to get back east.

That being said, beyond the potential creosote build up and the lower btu capacity of the fuel, any other things I should be concerned about burinng solely (well seasoned) pine?

 

[Whitenuckler]

Some background: I've been burning most western hardwoods for the past several years with a couple of years mixing in some pine but still mostly hardwood. I have a 44 elite wood fireplace (catalytic). Out here in Colorado the availability of our hardwoods is significantly less than what is available to what I used to be able to get back east.

That being said, beyond the potential creosote build up and the lower btu capacity of the fuel, any other things I should be concerned about burinng solely (well seasoned) pine?

From some reading I did before getting my pellet stove, pine has a bad rap for starting chimney fires. The theory is that the person was burning moderate hardwood fires, and then for some reason put on a fire of pine. The heat was too much, and set off a chimney fire. My understanding is that if you don't fall into that trap, burning pine should be fine.

 

[begreen]

Poorly seasoned wood and cold flues cause creosote to accumulate, not pine. The main thing to watch out for is that dry pine takes off quickly. It burns fast and hot.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

And leaves you very few ashes… less maintenance like emptying ashes!

Pine is great to burn!