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Driftwood as firewood?

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bruce bowser

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Sep 7, 2021, 12:10:23 PM9/7/21
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On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:51 GMT, "Remi" <csb...@hotmail.com> wrote in alt.home.repair:
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>I've recently moved into an old house with a wood-burning fireplace. My
>house is near a beach and there's lots of driftwood there. Is there anything
>wrong with burning driftwood in a fireplace? The driftwood seems clean.
>Thanks.

Good question.

Martin Brown

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Sep 8, 2021, 3:00:19 AM9/8/21
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Natural driftwood is probably OK once you leave it long enough to become
properly dry. Timber that has been CCA treated might not be so good for
you in an open fireplace. I'd be wary of it in a log burning stove too.

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Martin Brown
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