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is it ok to burn pressure treated wood in my in door fire place or should i burn it in my fire pit?
have pile about 6 feet high 8 feet wide and 12 feet long its heavy so i think it will burn long
7 Answers
- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
No it is not OK. The old pressure treated wood (CCA rating) was treated with arsenic.
The new pressure treated wood (ACQ rating) is treated with high levels of copper oxide.
Both will emit these gasses when burned.
Herb
- Anonymous5 years ago
You need to make sure the damper is open. after arranging the wood you will be burning, from small to larger pieces on top (and possibly some paper), hold a lit piece of paper up near the flue. This will get a draft started so the smoke doesn't come back into the house. When you see the smoke from the paper going up the chimney, light the wood. Do not use flammable liquids to start the fire.
- ?Lv 610 years ago
No. Pressure treated wood that was made before '03 contained Arsenic. If you burn it you'll release Arsenic into the air! Do you really want to poison yourself and your neighbors?
I'm not sure what wood was treated with after '03, but it's probably poisonous as well so I won't burn that either.
Source(s): wood worker - 10 years ago
No you absolutely cannot burn pressure treated wood as it contains arsenics.
You can only burn clean, dry seasoned wood.
- 7 years ago
Give it to your ex wife or the neighbor you don't like to burn in their fireplace.
- billy briteLv 610 years ago
Why don't you give it to someone that can use it!? Or is it all cut up like firewood?