Can I burn pine in my wood stove?

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Pine firewood can be fine for use in wood stoves at any stage of a fire, but is more popular for use as kindling when building and starting fires because of its hot and fast burning properties. If Pine is to be burnt in a wood stove it should be kiln dried or properly seasoned down to below 20% moisture content. While softwoods tend to be faster burning and can therefore generate more heat more quickly, hardwoods are typically denser and can burn more slowly, but can produce more heat over a longer duration from every piece burnt. When it comes to having fires in wood burning stoves, it can be common for:

Hardwood logs to be used for the remainder of a fire.

The aim at the start of every fire is to get it going as quickly as possible. Using the wrong type and size of firewood at the start of a fire can hinder a fire from getting going well. Large sized pieces of hardwood used when building a fire can prevent a fire from starting because higher temperatures and larger fires are required to help get a large hardwood log to catch fire. For more information we’ve explained how to build and light a fire in a wood burning stove.

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The University of Georgia explains that:

‘Some people assume the sticky resins in pine firewood cause more creosote residues than hardwood. Research has found this to be false.’ University of Georgia The University of Georgia goes onto explain that creosote buildup is in many cases more likely to be due to low temperature fires. Creosote can be released by fires and line the walls of a chimney or flue. Creosote buildup can occur in stages and get progressively worse over time, and poorly burning fires are more likely to release creosote compared to clean burning and hotter fires.

We have a complete guide to creosote for more information.

We use stove thermometers to see how well our wood stoves are burning. By seeing what temperature your stove is burning at you can help to ensure that it’s kept within the best operation temperatures. Our stove thermometer shows temperature bands in which you can see whether it’s running too hot or too cold. Low temperatures fires are more likely to produce creosote than simply burning pine in your wood stove If a stove is operating too low in temperature then more creosote can be produced as a result.

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If a wood stove is running too hot then it can be burning through the firewood too quickly for it to be an efficient heat source. Stove thermometers are a great bit of kit of your stove. You can find our recommended stove thermometers in our essential tools guide here.

Are hard to get going

Struggle to keep going

Can be producing more smoke than usual

Generating little amounts of heat

You can use a moisture meter to check the moisture content level of your firewood, and you can find our recommended moisture meters here. A moisture meter is an essential tool for any wood burning stove. Ensuring that you’re only burning dry wood can lead to more successful and hotter burning fires.