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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
Pine wood makes wonderful camp fires, or backyard fire pit wood, because the sap is like an accelerant with lot's of popping/snapping, and a good hot (short) fire. I have burnt a small bit of pine in my indoor woodburner, but be careful about the creasote that can build up in the chimney from burning it.
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The other risk is carbon monoxide. Our fireplace does not draw very well and sometimes getting it started ends up with the smoke going the wrong way namely in to my rec room. With marginal carbon monoxide poisoning that was the last time I used the fireplace.