Interesting article on “clinkers” I don’t have a chemistry degree!

Understanding Ash Fusibility (Clinkers) | Biomass Magazine

 

Cool read. Didn't know they were caused by the ash melting! Here's one interesting point i picked up.

 

Interesting read. I used to get a lot of clinkers when burning primarily Siberian elm. Since I have gotten on the 3+ year plan, bark rarely makes it into the stove and I haven’t had any clinkers for the last two burning seasons.

 

Says 9 out of 10 times its silica related. Elm always has all that dirt under the bark.

 

interesting. i get a lot of clinkers when burning ash wood

 

I am burning quite a bit of ash this year, mostly barkless. Getting allot of clinkers.

 

I pretty much only burn elm that was barkless, before I buck and split it. I get clinkers from this elm, as well as from box elder. I burn a ton of ash, have the last new years and I never get clinkers from ash. Just green the barkless elm and the BE.

 

We hardly even get clinkers but we've been burning post oak for the past three weeks and have more than we've ever had.

They easily break up and have not been a problem.