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Wet wood does not burn well. Freshly cut "green" (live) wood can be up to 80 percent water. This water has to be converted to steam and leave the wood before it can burn. While this is happening, the temperature that the wet wood can reach is limited to less than 300 degrees Fahrenheit, dramatically lowering the heat produced by the primary burn. Additionally, the rising steam can significantly extinguish the secondary burn occurring above.
Always dry your wood by seasoning it before burning. It usually takes at least six months to dry wood to the desired 20% moisture content for burning, but can often take 12 months or more.
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Is it best to burn red gum wood or sugar gum wood in an open fireplace?
Yes
How does a fireplace work?
it burns the wood
How does using the billows affect the combustion of the wood in the fireplace?
A bellows injects O2 into the flame causing it to burn hotter. Much like blowing on a hot ember while trying to get a fire started.
Can you burn wood in a gas fireplace?
This question really can't be answered in a cut and dry fashion, because it truly depends on the specific fireplace, and chimny/stove pipe setup you're dealing with. It is possible that a gas fireplace could be, or could have been built that would allow for safe wood burning, but without knowing the specifics, to be on the safe side, I'd say No. Put simply, I wouldn't recomend it, as it may very well result in a house fire. Someone elses answer: A true gas fireplace does not accept wood. It generally has a closed front and artificial logs or bricks to spread the heat. Some wood-burning fireplaces have a gas assist. Propane or natural gas is used to get the fire started and help smoke exhaust up the chimney. This is highly useful for those who don't have easy access to kindling wood, or for whom are art of building a fire in a fireplace is daunting, or for firewood that is damp. This is the only type of gas fireplace you can put wood into.
Do you loose heat in a gas fireplace when the flue is open?
Is this an insert into a previous wood burning fireplace? Direct vent or vent free? BTUs?
Can you burn wood in your model hb42a fireplace?
I do.
Can you burn cherry wood in your fireplace?
Yes
Can martin a42 fireplace burn wood?
Check with Martin for an owner's manual. Unless a fireplace is specifically rated as multi-fuel, a gas fireplace cannot safely burn wood.
Is it safe to burn oleander wood in a fireplace?
No, it is not safe to burn. It is toxic.
Is it safe to burn laurel wood in fireplace?
Yes.
Can you burn Brazilian wood in a fireplace?
No. It's illegal.
Is mesquite wood safe to burn in a fireplace?
yes
Can you burn crab-apple wood in a fireplace?
yes
Can you burn mimosa trees in fireplace?
Its wood isn't it
Is it safe to burn laurel wood in a fireplace?
Yes.
Is birch wood good to burn in a fireplace?
quite good to burn indeed!
Is pine wood toxin in a fireplace?
Is it toxic? No- no more than any other wood- but pine will burn very quickly, and produce high levels of creosote in the chimney.
