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Bruce wrote:Okay, I never said anything about burning scraps in my fireplace, wood stove, or anywhere inside. I was only asking about burning them outside. I have one of those outdoor fire pits with a screen.

Oakay, Bruce, I guess what it comes down to is what the regulations are in your area. The best place to get your answer, IMHO, is to ask your local fire marshall.

I save all of my scraps and burn them in the Spring along wtih all of the fallen tree branches in the middle of the garden, then spread all ashes along those with the ashes from last Fall's burned leaves before I till in the compost for planting.

BPR

Unfortunately, I live in the city where open burning is not allowed, so I'll have to stick to using my outdoor fire pit when I want to burn scraps.

ryanbp01 wrote:I save all of my scraps and burn them in the Spring along wtih all of the fallen tree branches in the middle of the garden, then spread all ashes along those with the ashes from last Fall's burned leaves before I till in the compost for planting.

Ryan --

I hope you don't burn treated/ply woods in your fire and then use the resulting ashes in your garden.. I'd be very leary of those kinds of ashes IMHO.. If you're just talking your average hardwood scraps then that ought to be OK..

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Just my $.02

I live in Phoenix... and I burn my scraps in one of those outside fire pits with no problems at all. We of course have "no burn days" and I try to adhere to them...but if you dont watch the news you wont hear about the no burn days...and therefore it isnt a problem!

Structural wood tends to burn up pretty quick...hardwood scraps burn a bit hotter and alot slower. I dont burn any manufactured lumber except for the occasional tiny piece of plywood that might hit my burn box instead of the garbage can. I never burn osb or mdf because of the noxious smoke it creates...


Hope this helps
Geo

Like a couple more of you, I use a chiminea and cut all my wood scraps small enough to burn in there. I'll have to check with my fire department to see if I'm doing anything illegal. On these cooler days, it's a great time to burn old personal information or anything like a credit card/insurance offer. Also, bills that are more than 5 years old get burned, then add wood scraps to maintain the heat so I can keep pushing the paper. And, we gather round for the heat, tossing in twigs and such from the fallen debris of the trees in the yard.

swampgator wrote:Like a couple more of you, I use a chiminea and cut all my wood scraps small enough to burn in there. I'll have to check with my fire department to see if I'm doing anything illegal. On these cooler days, it's a great time to burn old personal information or anything like a credit card/insurance offer. Also, bills that are more than 5 years old get burned, then add wood scraps to maintain the heat so I can keep pushing the paper. And, we gather round for the heat, tossing in twigs and such from the fallen debris of the trees in the yard.

This remindsa me of an 'occasion' where a car dealer inquired about the legality of advertising near the road with 'temporary signage'. He was told is was not legal. So he did not do so!

A while later another dealer started doing it.

So the first dealer started doing it also.

He got cited and fined.

When he pointed out that the other dealer was doing the same thing so he thought is was now ok for him to also do it.

The reply that came back was - You asked and knew better! The other dealer did not know any better!








So:




Ask at yer own risk!:D

Good point. Maybe, not ask until I get caught.

As I always say "Its easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission"