Using a Wood Pellet Stove during a stage one burn ban in many places. - Yes

[Don2222]

Hello

This does show pellet stoves burn more cleanly!

See more info here!!
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=136130219752540&topic=232

You can use pellet stoves during a burn ban. Pellet stoves burn clean enough smoke that you can burn them during a stage one burn ban in many places. Burn bans usually happen when air stagnation is high which happens a lot during the cold months. People using wood burning stoves with another source of heat in their home have to turn off the fireplace, however pellet stoves are fine to use.


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What is a burn ban?
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Stage 1. During a Stage 1 burn ban:

No burning is allowed in fireplaces and uncertified wood stoves, unless it is your only adequate source of heat. This includes the use of manufactured logs such as Duraflame or Javalogs.
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You can use pellet stoves, EPA-certified wood stoves and natural gas or propane fireplaces.
* No visible smoke is allowed from any solid fuel burning devices, beyond a 20 minute start-up period.

Stage 2. During a Stage 2 burn ban:

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No burning is allowed in any fireplace, pellet stove or wood stove (certified or not), unless it is your only adequate source of heat.
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You can use natural gas or propane fireplaces.
* No visible smoke is allowed from any solid fuel burning device at any time.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

The part that's interesting to me is "No visible smoke is allowed from any solid fuel burning devices, beyond a 20 minute start-up period". It's hard to imagine someone sitting outside your house with a stop watch, but I guess it could happen if someone complained.

 

[tjnamtiw]

I could see some 'tree hugger' in a restricted community with covenants roaming the neighborhood looking for offenders. Glad I live in America and not in one of those Gestapo ghettos.

 

[Alternative Guy]

It is important to note that this only applies to UNCERTIFIED woodstoves.

My Quad woodstove burns very clean, after startup.

 

[heat seeker]

I could see some 'tree hugger' in a restricted community with covenants roaming the neighborhood looking for offenders. Glad I live in America and not in one of those Gestapo ghettos.

Big Brother is watching, more and more…I was born too late. I like this society less and less all the time. Give me the 50's again!

 

[tjnamtiw]

I could see some 'tree hugger' in a restricted community with covenants roaming the neighborhood looking for offenders. Glad I live in America and not in one of those Gestapo ghettos.

Big Brother is watching, more and more…I was born too late. I like this society less and less all the time. Give me the 50's again!

You and me both! $.29 gas and a car you could work on!

 

[sparkydog00]

The part that's interesting to me is "No visible smoke is allowed from any solid fuel burning devices, beyond a 20 minute start-up period". It's hard to imagine someone sitting outside your house with a stop watch, but I guess it could happen if someone complained.

You are in California...
20 minutes wait with stop watch isn't out of the question...
People live for that kind of stuff out there don't they?

 

[spacecowboyIV]

All of the newer EPA approved wood stoves meet the requirement of "no visibile smoke after twenty minutes"

 

[exoilburner]

Washington State has some pretty tough pollution standards but here is our smoke reference pictures.
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http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo18/eewing_01/Smoke3.jpg