FIREWOOD TOP 10 BOILER WOOD MYTHS

[@austindenotter19]

The best firewood for outside boilers? Tires, prove me wrong😂.

[@cobra-mn745]

don't talk so loud, the EPA/PCA may be listening

[@InTheWoodyard]

I can prove you wrong...Send me your address and phone number Mr. Austin Denotter and I can call the EPA and you local authorities so they can educate you with some expensive paper work.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, and 67,000 subscribers !

[@jessejones9830]

@@austindenotter19 lol Lord Chris you get it all lol

[@allanulen3809]

@austindenotter19 worked with a guy whose father was a dairy farmer and had a wood furnace in the basement of his house. When his muck boots got worn out he would throw them in the furnace to burn. I was driving by and saw the black smoke. Talked to the guy and that's how I found out about it.

[@marshillmike]

The moral of the story is, keep your boiler clean, don't be half ashed about it.

[@alexmattyspac7605]

Clean yo ash burn yo wood dry yo wood

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!!! Good one!!

[@jonathanclobes1876]

Hi Chris. I've been using a CB eClassic 2400 for the last 12 seasons. I agree with with your list. I like 30 inch lengths and split it the same as the wood I burn in the house; 1/3 bigger and 2/3 smaller. Dry wood is important. I prefer a mix and all I have is hardwood. You have to like to cut wood to run one of these.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching, I think the cutting and splitting is one of the best parts. I do like to cut wood!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

Thank you for the boiler lesson. By us, they are banned. Never seen one up close, only on yours and Berts channels. Bill and I often wondered what the little houses with chimneys were used for on our drives throughout rural areas.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, they have their plusses and minuses... gives me an idea for a video! Thanks!

[@terrydavidson477]

I heat with a OWB. Chris you are right all wood burns and makes heat with a gasification stove coal bed is important to get efficient burn. pine burns great but does not make great coals. I do like to burn some pine because it burns hot and dry and helps actually with creosote build up. I like a good mix ash oak maple elm sycamore I burn all tree service wood and I find that a good mix really works well. I cut 20 inches long but split smaller for 2 reasons 1st more fits when you load and because I am lucky my wife will help out so smaller for her to handle is best

[@InTheWoodyard]

That sounds awesome...good work Terry!

[@captainmo3064]

That woodshed is sweet. Nice work!!

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

" There are two #1's". Now , THAT is a principle to live by!😂😂😂 Love it!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!!! Thanks!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

That’s a great idea to have the bypass when you open the door. I’ve wondered about that, and now I know. Great tips and tricks. I burn any thing in my wood stove. So some days when I open it in the morning, there are red hot coals, some days not. I don’t fill my stove at night, it’s in my garage. The last wood to go in is around 4:00 / 4:30 pm. I was told. Every body has their own opinion, that is good to have some ash in the stove, acts like an insulator and stores heat. Would be a limit of how much thou I’d say. Great video. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋🪵🪵🪓🪓🔥🔥🚜🚜

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@fishnevada]

I’m doing about 4 cords of pine every year in Nevada. Works totally fine. Chimney is clean every year and it dries quickly.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That’s a lot of pine! Pine is fine!

[@jessejones9830]

Thanks chris,i like how you brought the end of the video back to erics that was a good video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gabford1485]

thank you for all the nice videos you have done over the years 🙂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them!

[@SilverTimkin]

I think this is one of the best videos you've made so far. I usually split a mix of large and slamm pieces. That way I can quickly fill the boiler with the large and then fill in all of the gaps with the small. I also vary the mix throughout the year, depending on the heat demand. But yes... I do not discriminate in the type.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It sounds like you have a good system for keeping your boiler fed!

[@npast1]

Speaking of removing ash from the boiler, maybe you can make a video on how to use the ash. As a suburban backyard gardener, for me ash is pure gold. It is full of minerals left over from wood, and I dump it into my compost pile and let it compost, mixed with tree leaves and kitchen scraps for a couple years before applying to my garden beds. People say that ash is too alkaline and should not be added to compost, well they don't know what they are talking about, or never actually done it. I wonder that other people do with the ash, maybe you Chris have some nice stories or tips.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I am not a gardener BUT I have been told that it is great for the soil/compost IF you do not over do it...apparently dumping a big pile of ash in one spot is bad??? It needs to be spread out thin and maybe limed too???

[@allanulen3809]

I'm behind the 8 ball this year, I got a splitter this fall and split smaller into a bin. Splitting smaller has it drying already. At 70 and with bad shoulders and lower back the smaller is so much easier. Wife and the rest of family loves the smaller splits. JMHO.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome...just keep at it!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Chris,maybe you got your point across to the ones that think 🤔 they know it all but really they don’t know it all excellent video 👍😮😊❤

[@InTheWoodyard]

Some people have closed minds...it makes it hard for them to learn new things..I too have to question my beliefs sometimes because of evidence form others who often know more than me.

[@daledonais]

Good morning Chris great video I wish my boiler had an ash clean out under the firebox but this boiler was here when we moved in. Definitely burn a lot more wood when it’s green in this older unit. Stay warm!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...thanks!

[@KevinHarvey-qw5mj]

Another good video Chris people still learning from you as always and advice is free and people can save money always enjoy when you are on cause if have a question you can answer it for me are anyone else much appreciated thanks again my friend

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Kevin, there are a lot of knowledgeable people here!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Good topic today, Chris. Here in the Pacific NW Douglas Fir is what we have that's plentiful, and it burns great. Burn what you have 😉👍

[@kenbrown2808]

my brother likes doug fir. I get mostly maple and alder. whatever falls in the winter, I cut up in the spring. shore pine and noble fir are our garbage woods, but one of my dad's friends liked noble, because it was light and easy for her to handle.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks...yes sir!

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@kenbrown2808 nice!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris. Great knowledge. #6 is very important. Gotta clean the ash. GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, ya don't want dirty ash in the cracks! Icky!

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice video Chris & Tony (cool tool). Another real good firewood in my area is Mulberry. Lots of it in the abandoned farm place groves. Dries slowly, burns hot and pops a little. Bad part is that termites love it. I always split on site and make sure to not translocate to my trees & structures at home. GNI.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it's good wood! I has some a couple years ago, to me it was a lot like honey locust/oak/hickory/beech.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Dry wood solves it all! People like it and boilers like it! Small splits in my opinion are always best. I sell to one particular guy that asked for all Oak and he wanted bigger pieces! I sold him what I had which were all smaller splits and now he loves the small splits! He learned about volume😂 Good talk Sir👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Totally agree! The exact same thing happened with my Dad and his wood stove, I took him a couple loads of smaller stuff (locust) and he said it was the best wood and best heat and best burn time he ever had.

[@rverro8478]

Good morning everyone. I like to have a couple of big pieces. I used them before going to bed. Good information, Chris. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks!

[@grofffamilyprojects]

Burning wet wood will cause it to rust out on the inside!! I learned that the hard way!! I got lucky and was able to weld it back!! I burn whatever the tree service brings me, I agree with you on splitting it up and let it dry!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that makes sense. That is why some use stainless steel now.

[@jaredb9909]

He tells the truth I notice a big difference in heat output and efficiency in my wood stove when it is cleaned of ashes versus when there’s 3 or 4 days worth of ash on the bottom

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, fire has to breath!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...That is definitely a big difference! Thanks Jared!

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

Very nice video. I know from burning in a Vermont casting stove that it heated way better with dry wood and way less buildup in the chimney and the stove itself. I miss the wood stove. The house I have now has a chimney for a woodstove but the prior owner roofed over the opening. So if I do that I wood have to open the roof back up and add too the top of it.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sound like you have a job to do!! Wood heat is awesome!

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

@ yes it is very awesome.

[@charlesmischke9851]

Some great information there Chris .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@kimj2570]

9:59 We use atleast half of firewood to warm up our saunas. We want fast inferno, and hot sauna FAST. Dry pine will do it. Stoves are designed to be fed bit more 1 or 2 times while you are sweating in sauna. You are sitting there 2 metres from firebox, it aint chore. I have never seen sauna with accumulation of creosote. They are heated to max for two hours, and then let cool. Only ash is left. Walls of fireboxes are always light grey.

[@InTheWoodyard]

YES! Hot fast fire will burn off or prevent creosote build up!

[@kimj2570]

@InTheWoodyard Yep. Nothing like American usage of outdoor boilers. When bathing is done, we could care less about keeping heat as saunas are often separate buildings, and not heated if not in use. Stoves air vents are kept open so that fire can breath an die naturally.

[@rickthelian2215]

Hi Chris & Tony nice tips guys😊 The ash can be used in the garden too😊

[@briannelson4493]

You want to be careful about dumping to much wood ash on the same piece of ground it can kill the ground. I used to dump wood ashes on my garden and I found that I had to spread lime on my garden in order to get plants to grow. It affects the PH balance of the soil.

[@InTheWoodyard]

interesting, thanks for the info!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Absolutely!

[@joeldriscoll3682]

Chris, I don't hear you mention beech much. I'm in your area and have come across a fair amount of it and its one of my favorites

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is good wood! But most do not know that we have it and most default to asking for the standard....OAK!

[@georgepppp533]

out of left field and talking about nut trees.A macadamia nut processor in Queensland solved the problem of the nut shell disposal by installing a boiler and turbine. Produces enough power to run the whole operation. The nut shells have a high oil content so burns very well.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@DocOfAllTrades]

I burn pine all morning, afternoon,and evening, then put a couple hardwood chunks on for overnight. Lodgepole is awesome!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good combo, pine for a quick fire, hard wood for long burn! I like it!

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Very great video on the boiler wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you liked it Larry!

[@haroldanderson2781]

2 videos one day? I’m spoiled Mr Chris. Thanks!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed both videos! But I am pretty sure they where a day apart on the release/publish ????

[@haroldanderson2781]

@ same day, one hour apart

[@VegasEdo]

With wet wood, the main clarification is not that more or less heat exits your chimney, it is that 30% of your FUEL is sent up the chimney. When you burn clean, you utilize all of the atomized fuel in the air which you can't really do with wet wood as the water vapor is extinguishing the flames.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is an excellent point!

[@rogervandergriff1851]

Thanks for the advice, I have learned a lot from you

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching, I learn a lot from all of you..lots of knowledge shared here! 99.999% good people!

[@trcass1]

great video chris....would love to have kenny's wood shed. i have one about 1/2 the size. thanks for sharing.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that is my other brother... Eric's wood shed.

[@jessefarrington6029]

We have beech . Yellow birch. Ash . Rock Maple. Cherry. For the good stuff up in Maine

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all nice wood!

[@robertblacksmith4355]

Don't have a wood boiler but great advice Chris 👌 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Robert!

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!😀😀

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello There Al!

[@cobra-mn745]

would be interesting to take a thermometer to the stack when it's burning. Mine gets to 1300°F and a stainless rain cap will turn red. Sometimes on a calm day the hot rain cap will ignite the unburnt smoke coming out after it shuts down

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have a firewood customer that has a thermometer on his stove and it is very interesting talking with him about the heat readings from different kinds of wood... he gets the hottest reading from iron wood (horn beam) and locust.

[@williamhowells2059]

Here in the Columbia basin we have alot of American elm, and russian olive, both very hard to split but heats well.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I deer hunt in a area in Wyoming and there is a lot of Russian olive....very dense, hard, heavy wood!

[@davidcarrow6851]

I hope your dad is doing well ❤

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks David!

[@davidedwards3734]

Its 23° here in SE Georgia, have considered either a wood stove or boiler. But one thing i learned, dry wood is the best wood to burn!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@austindenotter19]

Northern Wisconsin. 26 here. Enjoy😂.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!!!

[@roncaron-l1r]

Hi Chris nice video never had a boiler very nice to no Hi Tony nice boiler big (Ty Ron

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cwtoutdoors6357]

Oak is probably the most plentiful most people don’t have a lot of locust. I like cherry but don’t have a lot. I do have a lot of hickory but the shaggy bark is rough on a chain so oak is usually king by default

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes that and I think oak is asked for because it is the wood most people here talked about/have and in smoking meat and cooking over/with. At least in the eastern states and mid west...out west and a lot of Canada (the 51st state! Ha!) spruce, pine, fir is very abundant.

[@cwtoutdoors6357]

And I’ve always noticed the guys that burn spruce, pine, and doug fir split the big chunks that stuff must dry fast

[@takeashawnoutdoors5518]

My grandad grew up in west Virginia. They had a lot of pine around them. He used a misery whip till he left his parents home. The pine kept him warm twice. And never had a house fire.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...pine is fine...most of the western states use mostly pine/spruce/fir!

[@billwoehl3051]

20 minutes in neighbor talking about splitting bundle wood gives me an idea, find an organic burnable bundling material and just throw whole bundles into the boiler for those who want to "save labor" using big wood. Get advantages of both, easy loading of the boiler and all that extra efficiency of small wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Interesting thought! Twine maybe???

[@kenbrown2808]

I thought a step further - sell a bundle that campers can just put in the fire ring and light.

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@kenbrown2808 OOOOOOWWW I like that idea!

[@unclestinky6388]

I'd like to hear more about the cardboard clearing up creosote. I'd hadn't heard that and would like to hear how to do it

[@InTheWoodyard]

Just try it...not much more to say about it from Tony.

[@Julkkis1980]

... Pine and spruce are actually great. They clran up creosote pretty effectively given that they burn fast and hot.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes! I have talked to boiler sales/maintenance guys and they said occasionally building a fast hot burn does help burn off the creosote build up.

[@TANGO22222222]

What brand of boiler do you have?

[@InTheWoodyard]

None...but I do have 2 brothers I help keep supplied with wood for theirs and 4 good friends with them that I help feed their boilers and every show I go to I spend hours talking and interviewing the boiler dealers installers and maintenance guys about the new products and features of the new stove and the improvements they are making along with the problems they have with the old boilers and the people who use them.

[@clarencedobsonjr.2585]

Soft maple in my evaporator, burns good. I have a lot of red oak, I can use if I need it. But have lots of red maple that dies off

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I personally like soft maple a lot for campfires and the fireplace....burns great!

[@MarkCharlton-h3x]

You can't put glycol in the water so it won't freeze?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, but it is not something they would do often...kind of a once a year thing for a long vacation of maybe months and it would be many many gallons and $$$$$!! And a bunch of extra work to flush it out too... some one in the comments would know....maybe.

[@billwoehl3051]

Big wood vs small wood in a burn: not only can you fit more in the boiler, but the smaller wood allows airgaps between the pieces for more efficient burn by keeping heat between the pieces and allowing airflow to maintain a healthy burn.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup! That's how it works. Some bigger stuff is fine too...IF it is dry.

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Good Morning Woodhounds!! 36°F here in Estero Florida this morning!!!! argggghhhhhh

[@aricegana2382]

Ah Nice and warm over there. 19 and snowing Aurora Colorado.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaa! Nice wood cutting weather!

[@aricegana2382]

@@InTheWoodyard 100% wood cutting weather.👍

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Like tony burning cardboard for the creosote removal is there any truth to people using aluminum cans? Does it work if so how many should you use and on average how often??

[@InTheWoodyard]

I think that might be a myth too???

[@edrurup8955]

Watching you from Tokyo today. Are the gasification or high efficiency out door boilers as finicky as rumors have it? Good video!

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I do not think so...you might want to talk to Tony about that...he has talked with the tech guys and installers/maintenance guys about it......Enjoy the sushi!

[@edrurup8955]

@ Saki

[@jeffdutton2500]

I'm in process of testing your concept of more smaller pieces of wood in the stove vs larger pieces in the same stove and testing heat production. What I am finding is yes more wood in but I am not finding the longer burn time. I am not just the same type wood but actually the same tree just split one tote smaller vs one tote split my normal sizes. What I am finding is yes more wood in on about the same cycle (a bit shorter period between) but faster heat in the smaller wood but I believe I get the better use of the fuel in the 6"x4" at 16" splits.

[@iffykidmn8170]

Are both sizes of wood dried to the same moisture level?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Is ALL of the wood DRY?.....that matters the most and some bigger DRY ones will give you a longer burn.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup....you da man!

[@jeffdutton2500]

@@InTheWoodyard yes it is, I'm into the wood that I had split out over 2 years ago to do the test, from some of your comments from back then. I put them together and tied the totes together with a rope so that I could remember etc. Checked the moisture in both where the in the middle teens

[@WilliamsonRidge]

That’s interesting about burning out the creosote, my wood stove specifically says not to burn cardboard

[@InTheWoodyard]

I think that might mean in volume... a fast hot burn is what is needed...maybe try a bunch of small pine some time???

[@shotlifffamilyfirewood]

Something i didn't think about before I got my boiler but if your cutting wood as you go what are you going to do when you get hurt or can't cut. Then you really put someone else out. Best to be prepared and think of worst case scenario. Split size also important if someone else has to load it

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes! if you heat with wood being a minimum of 2 years ahead is a must 3 or more is way better because like you said...you might not be able to get more ready in time because of life situations happening.

[@randyfowler6928]

How big is brother wood shed u was in the video.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I am not sure...maybe 12x24??

[@Tracey-re5jn]

I heard Tony talk about burning cardboard to get rid of creaso. Will that work for a wood stove

[@alfredutri4071]

In a wood stove I would avoid burning cardboard or large amounts of paper. The reason is safety! Burning chunks could or will fly up and out of your flue/chimney and could burn patches in your shingles or worse by making such a hot fire , you could easily cause a chimney fire! Remember, Tony has an outdoor furnace and does not have the concerns I mentioned.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I would think so????

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@alfredutri4071 good point!

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Outstanding stuff Chris!! Good to see Tony's place and Erics also!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@TonysCoolTools]

Good stuff, burn dry wood, stay warm!👍TCT

[@alfredutri4071]

I like the important comment you made about "coals", for those burning in furnaces and stoves.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thank for the input my good man!

[@shawnmullinsoutdoors]

Only nut trees I stay away from is buckeye and chestnut. I was always told to avoid chestnut. A buddy of mine said it’s not worth fooling with so I took his word for it unless I was about to freeze. Not to be confused with chestnut oak that is excellent wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Interesting... we do not have it here...but most nut/fruit trees are awesome firewood.

[@shawnmullinsoutdoors]

@ they are alway exceptions. White walnut was disappointing it’s about like willow but better then freezing.

[@HelvegenHeilungValhalla]

I love to Brun cottonwood 😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

okay!

[@joshsilvers3937]

I love my boiler yes it needs maintenance but i prefer the mess be in my woodshed. I will burn anything from cotton wood to oak anything. I usually keep oak and walnut in very back of shed from the colder months. Early months ill burn pine soft maple ash lower btu wood. And yes dry wood in every burners is king. I want heat not to boil water. All the wood i get is free from tree cleanups i do or the property i cut on, usually i split bigger stuff let it dry 1yr or more i make versus sizes the smaller stuff i put on bottom then bigger stuff i put on top. Smaller stuff will ignite faster burn faster. Then bigger stuff will burn longer for me

[@InTheWoodyard]

That’s a great plan and a great way to burn the wood you get.

[@ersstihls]

I understand your reasoning because you flip/sell wood fast! But if you split your OAK rounds square not all wonky you fit the same amount, i fill the stove less because the pieces are roughly6x6” square, also i let season facing south east on a hill for 2years single stacked 7’ tall on pallets! Learn to season correctly and the big splits are a big difference in btu I know you enjoy when customers say oak oak oak All i want!! 😂😂 lol good content! Thanks for the replies

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup! it takes much more time to dry bigger wood....years in some cases.

[@jamesbuchanan7088]

Good morning woodhounds

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello!

[@alfredutri4071]

Another myth is that each wood species has a certain BTU rating. Each species could have a wide BTU range depending on where and age of the tree. For a example red oak grown in a open and sunny yard could have a ring count of just 5 per inch, whereas old growth red oak grown in a thick canopy with rocky soil could have ring counts of 20 to 30 per inch. I also like Toneys' comment about the importance of coals in furnaces and stoves.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...good point! Also, the nasty looking wood (crotches) is way more dense and will burn longer too!

[@joeahopelto8032]

There are some states/regions where it is illegal to use an outdoor boiler heating systems which may cause air pollution. It would be wise research local restrictions.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...some cities and towns have bans on them too.

[@HybridWoodworks]

Makes sense given how poor the combustion cycle is. Look at the amount of creosote inside that boiler and the amount of smoke pouring out the door while refilling. Either burn dry wood completely, or burn out in the country. But smoking up the neighborhood is wrong.

[@InMyBusyLittleShop]

Pine is fine

[@InTheWoodyard]

YES!

[@JamesMcnichol-ss2oc]

Beech wood is a hotter burning wood. Just a rest pita to split especially if it is out of a fence line. Likely why people don’t like it

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, very good wood for sure!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

No one likes cottonwood, it burns and makes heat (if it is dry) takes a lot of it when it is below zero. Burned 2 face cords a week in the old ranch house.....when I was growing up. We had an "old" Woodbury indoor furnace. Over here during a long winter we had a fire going for about 7 months a year......

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, lowers grade BTU wood does require more of it for heat!

[@kenbrown2808]

"clean your ash" words to live by.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Boiler people are cheap but a lot aren’t picky. I used to burn all my junk wood, Last week I put about 3/4 face cord of big rounds, chunks and off cuts of crap wood for $25 and it sold next day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I used to sell all my cookies/cut offs for $150 a full cord...it all sold to boiler people!

[@willdavidsonakawd3062]

I swim in oak so i have basically seas of it til i get logs delivered from a tree service. Go get those cherry logs from Jason before i get up there

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha! The cherry is mine!

[@christhomas9837]

I never fill my boiler without mixing all the coals and ash with a garden hoe first. I would never add wood to a boiler like you added to your brothers. I find it doesn't burn as well, seems like it is starving for air.

[@InTheWoodyard]

His boiler has automatic damper and draft controls...He has been heating with it for years and has had no issues at all since he started burning DRY wood.

[@nateolmsted899]

My boiler does not discriminate😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I heard a man one time say "My boiler is like a fat man at the Golden Corral....it will eat anything and everything I feed it....but she ain't healthy ...just like the fat man!"

[@janvanlint]

Yes, all wood burns and produces heat. I use spruce and willow to light my stove because it produces flames most easily. For increasing the temperature in my house I use a mixture of pine, cherry and birch. These types of wood produce heat more easily then the harder types of wood like oak, beach etc. I am talking here about warmth produced per unit of time not warmth per unit of volume. The carbon in pine, cherry and birch are more easily accessible for oxigen in the chemical process that's called burning wood. Yes, you have to add wood more frequently to the fire but you will produce more heat in a given time period. Once you're getting close to the desired room temperature then you can start with the more harder types of wood like oak and beach. When it gets very, very cold I cannot add enough warmth to my house while burning the harder types of wood. Then I keep on burning pine, birch and cherry.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, sounds like you have a good system!

[@HuckThis1971]

Brother in law has a heatmaster as well.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!

[@hayesrutherford9415]

My neighbor that is downwind prefers dry wood. Funny thing is he doesn't burn wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha!!! Good one..It took me a minute to figure that out...I like it!

[@blueglide1]

I found the best wood is free wood,but very hard to find lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

My favorite is SOLD wood! Ha!

[@jaquigreenlees]

Crazy thing, locally you can't burn at all. gas or electric fireplaces only. burning wood or coal is completely prohibited. This is to stop the smoke from causing problems for people who have breathing difficulty. ( like myself ) Yet I detest the gas / electric fireplaces.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe where you live ...some states DO allow coal to be burned. Also some areas (out in the country side) do not regulate or police what you burn.

[@billcoulter2666]

Blanket statement, every time I watch a video of a outside boiler when the door is open its always caked with creosote. Especially on and near the door!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, My brother has not cleaned his in almost a year (he had some major surgeries) and Tony had been burning a lot of wet oak that should have been dry (it was 2-3 years old) but is was still very wet inside , like 30%+ so he has the greasy grimy gooey gunky creosote in his too.

[@cobra-mn745]

may want to think about that in a different way, creosote burns on it's own at about 1100 degrees F, water boils at 212° F which means the water in the stove for most poposes is regulated to 200°F or less. If you check the chiminey where there isn't any cooling from liquid you will find most is burnt off from the heat

[@Sethhaun78]

Smaller firewood is always better for both partys..certainwoods like red oak 1 example wont dry in time .3 -4 years to dry is way to long..like you said just addd more..also i clean the chimneys and stove pipes with brush and shop vac..same way the pros do that charge 185.00 and up..AND ive only seen one nasty pipe ,/chimney. My uncles because he burns garbage, greese food whatever in thier ..wich usedd to be one of my grandmothers..who did the same and worse..all of the others i clean including ares once a year or twice ive never seen any difference from the multiple types of wood or even how dry the wood was that year .always barley anything in the pipes.a few strokeswith brush and its done other than mobile homes sometimes have to fix a screw or caulk..so this MYTH OF THE OAK SNOBBS IS EXACTLY THAT A- MYTH..cultural cult behaviors..last year we burned about 2 dozen speices of wood .NO DIFFERENCES..and not a whole alot of difference in amounts...hickory locust,black honey and moutain along with hard maple 🍁..is best wood in my experience along with mixing some cherry 🍒 or mixing in general..this year we had 1 cold month and the curent weeks ..so half winter never came...some of family has 90ft trailers and houses of block..they usually get about 16 ricks and not always use them all.on the top of the mountain the brick home uses double that...😢🎉

[@Sethhaun78]

Someones hacking

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup...dry wood is best! Good work!

[@ralphkanagy4602]

Hey Chris money making man

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Sir Ralphy Baby!

[@gwillard19]

#1 myth is that it saves you money. Only true if you have access to free or extremely cheap wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, true!

[@TomBekaert-w5v]

👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@Mainelywork]

🤘

[@Boerkie1990]

tbh outdoor wood boilers are the shittiest and most inefficient way to heat a house. indoor gasification is the way to go. Pretty much every video on youtube about outdoor boilers shows a bunch of creosote.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good points!

[@jameschandler2776]

You are in Italian again today. Your commercials are in English. Every other site is in English. It only happens with your channel. I watch a lot of KZbin. Tell Tony his Italian is excellent???????

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sorry James...it is not me or my channel...YOU are the only one with the problem out of 67,000 viewers....something is getting set wrong on your end...find a 12-15 year old to help you out....they will know.