Salt keeps creosote down. The old timers would throw a handful of salt in their fire ever so often. From what I've read. So....... It can't hurt but burning damp pine is most worst of the worsts.
Never heard of the salt trick. Of course, there is the old aluminum can trick, also! I'll bet there are many people that have tried that one! I wonder who starts these anyway? I think that burning damp any kind of wood is the "worst of worsts"!!
I remember a few years back reading on one of those other wood stove sites a thread that a coastal lady posted. She had her stove rot out from using ocean drift wood. Id like to hear what the people in the know have to say. campinspecter or Justin B, whats your experience in your communities?
I was thinking of that thread. I think she was only getting a few years out of a stove because of the corrosive salt. Seems like she ended up buying a Pacific Energy due to the stainless baffle.
Yup sounds about right. It would be a tough call I think since it sounds like firewood is hard to come by. Maybe you just have to accept the fact that you have to replace your stove every 5 years. We'll see what the guys say when they pop up here.
Granny's original furnace lasted 35 years and never burned beach wood , the same furnace's burning beach wood lasted in the 15 to 20 year range!
The heat exchanger was generally in good condition after 35 years of use. It was the oil burner chamber that failed . If this section of the wood burning chamber would have been in better condition the crack maybe could have been welded .
True, but at the age of it, you may have been chasing that welding repair from one spot to another once you started.
I confirm that my stove's standpipe is starting to corrode at the interface between the pipe and the stove. My neighbour's stove is 20 years old and has always burned beach wood - he replaced the standpipe as necessary.
So what are the regulations on the West coast of BC regarding "beachcombing" loose logs on shore and in open water? Are they open season to anyone, or do you need some sort of permit? Do they still tow timber in "rafts" down the coast to mills in along the Fraser river? I would imagine freshly cut logs that get loose from rafts in rough weather would have a very low salt content and not be significantly corrosive to burn as firewood.
Cool pics. I have the same saw but 4 or 5 years older. I like it for the 6 or so cords I process a year. For me the weight is a big factor due to a poor back so with this saw I can run it through a truck load or two without it being to much of an issue.
