I have a fire pit and I want to know which type of wood to burn to obtain the best heat?
2006-12-17 07:07:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
I lived in northern Idaho years ago, and would go with neighbors to the forest to get wood for the season.
One of the guys convinced me that tamarak was the best. It's a hardwood, and I could put an 18" log in my Blaze King stove and have it toasty for almost 20 hrs.
2006-12-17 08:27:41 · answer #1 · answered by tropical 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cedar produces alot of heat but be awere that it also will gum up your chimeny with alot of creasote which can produce a very high risk for chimney fires
I found alder to be a great wood for heat and clean burning
I would suggest that you have a proffesinol chimny sweep clean your chimney at least once twice a season, once at the begining of the fire place season and again at the end of the fire place season
2006-12-17 07:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by NWS Storm Spotter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"best heat" depends on what you want to heat & how long for,
eg cooking, outdoors, warming stones=heat store
Pine burns quick & hot & "spits" a lot
Generally hardwood dried or seasoned for a year to reduce water content. Ash burns green - "fit for a queen", Apple produces a really nice scent etc
best for cooking is charcoal
best is to burn in a stove not a fire pit, especially a ceramic stove
2006-12-19 01:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lowest cost heat is wood from skips
2006-12-17 07:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cedar
2006-12-17 07:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋