Using treated decking in logburner

sablelady

My neighbour is having some new decking fitted in their garden and they have lots of leftover off cuts to get rid of. Was wondering if they would be ok to use in our log burner and are they treated with chemicals.

Seakay

you should only use untreated wood as treated wood puts a lot of deposits into your chimney which make chimney fires more likely. If the decking hasn't been treated with chemicals it will be fine. I would risk it if it hasn't been treated for 10 years or more, biut make sure that you have your chimney swept after you've been using it for 3 months to be on the safe side

tori.k

If you have you flue swept every year, then I would, we burn a lot of pallet wood and off cuts burn's fast but gives off a decent enough heat, pretty much painted wood is the only thing I won't burn tho.

[Deleted User]

We have used most of the old decking from our local pub over this winter with no other effects than keeping us warm. We just make sure we run the stove in the correct heating zone on the thermometer and keep it as near the top of the zone as possible, Hope that helps, Cheers Lyn.

We have the chimney swept regularly each summer and usually get a reduction in price from the sweep for having so little deposit in the chimney!

sablelady

Thank you all for the advice. Was just worried about letting off noxious fumes and accidently killing the cat lol.:rotfl:

zippychick

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Canucklehead

sablelady wrote: »

Thank you all for the advice. Was just worried about letting off noxious fumes and accidently killing the cat lol.:rotfl:

The noxious fumes will go up the chimney to outside where everybody can enjoy them.

Best not to burn it.

Leif

I was told on the heating forum that the preservatives in pressure treated wood contain toxins such as arsenic, which can go into your home, or out of the chimney and into the surroundings. You should only burn ordinary wood, and not treated wood, painted wood or composites such as MDF. And of course if you burn treated wood, the ash will be toxic and not suitable for use on the garden.

tony6403

In addition to the advice in Posts 7 & 8 it can be an offence,
read this


A man who subjected his neighbours to clouds of foul- smelling smoke by burning waste wood has been convicted of breaching clean air laws.
Despite official visits, Ronald Banbury, 76, continued to burn unsuitable materials in his wood-burning stove for several months.
Environmental health officers paid several visits to his home in The Meadway, Burbage, without success.
After the hearing, council chief officer for environmental health Rob Parkinson said: "Wood burned on a solid-fuel stove should be clean, dry and seasoned or approved as a smokeless fuel.
"Stoves should not be used to burn treated wood."

On June 14, he was convicted of two charges of emitting dark smoke from a domestic chimney on October 26 and 27.

tori.k

tony6403 wrote: »

In addition to the advice in Posts 7 & 8 it can be an offence,
read this


A man who subjected his neighbours to clouds of foul- smelling smoke by burning waste wood has been convicted of breaching clean air laws.
Despite official visits, Ronald Banbury, 76, continued to burn unsuitable materials in his wood-burning stove for several months.
Environmental health officers paid several visits to his home in The Meadway, Burbage, without success.
After the hearing, council chief officer for environmental health Rob Parkinson said: "Wood burned on a solid-fuel stove should be clean, dry and seasoned or approved as a smokeless fuel.
"Stoves should not be used to burn treated wood."

On June 14, he was convicted of two charges of emitting dark smoke from a domestic chimney on October 26 and 27.

I suppose that was because he was living in a smoke control area, Cornwall for one isn't in a smokeless zone

rustyboy21

tori.k wrote: »

I suppose that was because he was living in a smoke control area, Cornwall for one isn't in a smokeless zone

Doesn't help everyone else in the vicinity, when noxious, carcinogenic fumes could be released into the atmosphere.

There are reasons why manufacturers tell you not to burn wood like this, Environmental health too.

Mind you, typical words from selfish stove owners, thinking about themselves, stuff everyone else !