This can cause its natural oils to escape and emanate throughout your chimney leaving an oily residue. Over time, this presents a serious fire hazard as the oil acts as a ticking time bomb, and future fires could cause the oil to ignite. The oil found in cedar wood presents a problem — to your chimney, not your health.
Cedar wood should never be the main building block for an indoor fire. So, is cedar smoke toxic? The answer is no -there is absolutely no evidence indicating that it is.
Advantages and Disadvantages. By Evan Gillespie Updated July 21, Advantages and Disadvantages In some ways, unseasoned cedar makes a very good firewood. Heat Output Cedar burns hot but it does burn quickly, so its heat output per volume is lower than that of many other species.
Potential Problems Because cedar has a relatively high moisture content in terms of both water and natural oils, it tends to spit and throw sparks when it burns more than many other species of wood, and the flying sparks can create a fire hazard.
Basswood Vs. This is an advantage compared to other high-resin woods that are very difficult to break when green. Wet wood always creates more smoke when burned than dry wood. Well-seasoned cedar firewood will start a clean-burning fire that produces a moderate amount of smoke.
It has a fire that efficiently burns volatilized compounds at high heat. If you want to minimize smoke from your fire, always burn firewood with less than percent internal moisture content. You need to be careful of creosote build-up when burning cedar firewood.
If you are frequently burning cedar firewood, you should clean your chimney once per year. This will prevent creosote deposits from building up too much and creating a fire risk.
Cedar has one of the most recognizable smells. It is a scent that is used in perfumes and cleaning supplies. When burning cedar firewood, you can expect a pleasant smelling fire that permeates the room. Eastern and western red cedar smell earthy, rich, with a slight citrus note. Incense-cedar is more woody, like a freshly sharpened pencil. Incense cedar wood is used to make many pencils. Some varieties of Cedar produce more scent when burned.
If you are looking for a high fragrance producing cedar, consider purchasing incense cedar or western red cedar firewood. These logs produce a more intense fragrance when burned. Eastern red Cedar can be a good option for those looking for a more subtly scented cedar fire. Is it safe to cook with pre burnt Protea wood? It was a completely uprooted protea bush that had been burnt by a mountain fire. Many thanks for the info. Hello Cathi. I hope that this helps a little bit.
Is it ok to burn dry from previous year trumpet vine? I tried it and it took a long time to catch on fire. If it is becoming a nuisance to you you may try mowing down the vine in order to keep it in check. I hope this helps you a little bit. Thank you for the info. So glad this information was helpful. Do you burn firewood in a fireplace or wood stove? We just got a house with a fire place and good to know what woods not to burn in it.
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This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies. Facebook RSS. Derek Swain on July 23, at am. Toby Ryan on June 10, at am. Gary on May 13, at pm. Is walnut OK to use as firewood?
Julie Johnson on May 18, at am. George Drakes on April 4, at pm. Regards George Reply. Julie Johnson on April 14, at pm. Joe on March 29, at am. Patrick Folman on March 12, at am. John on March 8, at am. Becky on March 7, at pm. Are crepe Myrtle branches okay to burn? Stephanie on January 8, at pm. Julie Johnson on January 21, at am. It sounds like you have a draft problem and that you should go see a doctor. Laura Tetreault on April 24, at am.
Anonymous on December 4, at pm. Is it okay to BBQ with the wood from a oak tree that a neighbor killed with a strong herbicide? Sounds risky to me. Cooking food you plan to consume over poisons. I would skip it. Ben on March 30, at pm. Thanks for you comment Ben. Trey on November 16, at pm. Darlene Howard on November 9, at am. I was told Pecan wood burning in your house could cause your pets to go into convulsions is this true Reply.
Julie Johnson on November 25, at am. I have not heard of this. Can you share your source with me? Reg on November 9, at am. Is it safe to burn milled wood in a fireplace?
Eric Little on November 8, at pm. IS it OK to burn wood from very tall acacia trees? Var on October 19, at pm. David Odd on October 12, at am.
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