Can you burn mdf in a wood burner

DEFRA seem to put no restrictions on burning it in a normal wood burner, and most people who say no just seem not to actually know why they say no. MDF Contains formaldehyde, which is bad, no idea how much it gives off when burned though.

Do you have a stove thermometer on your flue — its quite interesting what your stove gets up to through its different cycles. Since i got an ecofan ive paid a bit more attention to flue gas temperature ecofans are quite sensitive to this and can be damaged easily by overfiring. Plenty workshops that use MDF burn the remnants to heat them but no idea about special measures to be taken in a domestic woodburner. Can I burn plywood?

Plywood, particle board, or chipboard. Manufactured wood products release toxic fumes and carcinogens when burned. Any type of household plastic, whether its bubble wrap or a plastic cup, should not be burned in a fireplace. How do I burn an MDF file? From the Nero menu go to the item burner or recorder and select the option burn image.

From there you can select the. After that it's just hit the burn button and relax, Nero will burn the file. How hot can MDF get? However, at maximum recorded temperature, its value again increases. Can I burn painted wood in my log burner? Never burn painted, stained, or treated wood or manufactured wood such as plywood and particle board.

Chemicals in 'salt treated' wood, paint, or stains can produce toxic fumes when burned. These fuels burn much hotter than wood and may exceed the temperature levels that are safe for your fireplace and chimney. How do you clean the glass on a wood burning stove? Burning MDF is not safe for the environment when done out in the open and is risky for human health when done indoors. As a result, you can dispose of MDF in a restricted range of ways, including landfilling, dumping in fire-free junkyards, and donating old MDF products.

Since burning MDF is unsafe, be it indoors or outdoors, albeit to different degrees, the easier option is to landfill old products. However, this can cost money as junkyards and landfills often charge for usage. Did you know you can use pocket holes in MDF? See my article explaining how. This is what tempts most people to burn the MDF product because paying to get it hauled costs money. In some instances, the illegal dumping practice of a hauler can leave the product owner exposed to liability.

But in most cases burning MDF too can open you up to liability, making it a health risk and a legal risk, not to mention an environmental risk as well. The salvation army and Goodwill are among the biggest thrift shop franchises that receive donations. You can also donate your product online with PcikUpMyDonation. MDF furniture like cabinets and tables are easy to dispose of this way but getting rid of a door might be tougher unless the shelter has a workout door. Similar inconvenience is expected when trying to get rid of window frames made of MDF.

Craigslist can be a great place to list your product. Others who need a door or a window frame might find it and message you.

The only problem with this method is that Craigslist is not equally popular in all states. I get rid of most of my offcuts this way. Facebook seems safer because you can glance at the profile of the interested party. In such a case, it can save money to have a hauler who can disassemble the product before taking it away, as many landfills charge by the unit size. Alternatively, there are hauling services that have their competitive landfilling rates pre-arranged with a waste management company.

These services charge only for hauling. Moreover, you already know that burning MDF in an enclosed space can be dangerous. You can burn MDF in a firepit if it is legal in your city. Aside from legality, there are other factors that keep MDF from being ideal campfire, bonfire, or pit-fire wood. MDF-burning has a similar apparent effect as a glue or plastic catching fire. I have done a bit of investigating into this and you would need to burn it very hot, like the commercial incinerator it ends up in if you take it to the dump, to be sure of getting rid of the nasties such as polyaromatics.

These can be carcinogenic. I take my scrap mdf to the tip, it feels wrong but it's probably safer. Why not incinerate it outside? I burn it in my woodburner, I cut it into strips about " wide and 6" long, so that it burns quickly. But with mouldings that wont be an issue. Make sure the fire is already burning nice and hot with a good roar on it, and just use part other wood scraps part mdf, always with the door shut.

I burn scraps of MDF on the stove. Yes, it produces some fairly nasty stuff but very little to none will get into the room if burnt in well maintains a stove that is up to temperature. A stove will act like a fume hood the things chemists work in to protect them from nasties - air is drawn in one place and then up chimney with none of the combustion gasses being able to enter the room.

The only point of risk is when the door is open but presumably you wouldn't be opening the door during the initial combustion period where the resins will be driven off an ignited. My only concern with burning composites is the deposits that may be left in the chimney or on the glass although I see none on the glass of our stove. Industrial incineration uses very high temperatures and secondary burners and scrubbers to reduce emissions to acceptable levels, it would be very difficult to impossible to replicate such a set up at home.

Nicknoxx Established Member. MDF will emit all sorts of nasty stuff when burnt BUT it will emit the other nasty stuff as it rots away so stick it in a woodburner and relax. Lee Brubaker Established Member. Like others have said, I do not think burning MDF is a very good idea.

Hence I would not want to be breathing that stuff as dust or burn paticulates. Hivenhoe Established Member.