Burning treated timber in a stove

NickTellis · 2009-09-19 10:15:09

We have a load of treated timber off-cuts left over from some work I've been doing in the garden. With Winter fast approaching I was wondering if its ok to burn this wood in our wood-burning stove in the living room? I'm a bit worried about dodgy gases from the tanalith creeping into the house... the wife reckons it'll be…

19-09-2009 11:15AM

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We have a load of treated timber off-cuts left over from some work I've been doing in the garden. With Winter fast approaching I was wondering if its ok to burn this wood in our wood-burning stove in the living room? I'm a bit worried about dodgy gases from the tanalith creeping into the house... the wife reckons it'll be ok but her phd in combustables in still in the post.

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#2 19-09-2009 02:28PM

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dry it out fully first , by stacking it near the stove for a few days while its lit , then out it in but burn it HOT and dont let it smoulder.

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