How do you reduce the amount of smoke produced by a wood fire?
you could use eco logs. they say it makes less smoke. I'm wondering if its true. it says more about them here http://www.eco-logs.co.uk/you need only to burn dry wood and older wood that has been cut and dried for over a year or more. by louie
The best way to minimize the smoke from a wood fire would be: 1. Make sure your pit is clean before you set your wood in place. 2. Try to use dry wood, moisture will cause steam and smoke. 3. Don't burn any foliage. 4. Use a few wads of newspaper just to help start the fire but don't add any more after it has caught fire. If you keep things dry and burn only the wood then there should be minimal smoke. Very dry wood is the key. Good luck! by Blake
by using charcoal . charcoal can be produced by burning coal in limited supply of air.charcoal produces comparitively less smoke. by storm
normally to avoid much smoke out of woods,should be completely dried, and fire should be lighted properly. and shouldn't mix with other wet articles and you will see that smokes would be limited by tiger of the pacific
Direct one or more fans at the base of the fire once the fire going! Smoke is the result of incomplete combustion, due to a fire-retardant (e.g. water from green wood), and/or due to lack of oxygen for perfect combustion. Leaves have lots of surface area, so they burn more quickly. A pile of leaves burning very quickly consumes the nearby oxygen faster than the oxygen can be sucked in from the surrounding air. When this happens, the leaves can not burn completely, and the little bits that don't have enough oxygen to burn completely become soot and smoke. By using a fan to move more air into the fire, you are feeding the fire more oxygen. A fan, or your breath, or a bellows, allows the fuel to combust more completely, reducing smoke. BE CAREFUL THOUGH: 1) Adding more available oxygen will make the fire MUCH HOTTER-- think about how a blacksmith uses bellows to make a normal wood fire melt metal! 2) A stream of air will move bits around, and if they are flaming bits, you'd better be ready. Start off slow, with the air aimed towards the very base of the fire until you know what to expect, and DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN if you have reason to be concerned about the fire's spreading to nearby material! And Finally: this is a great way to get charcoal for a BBQ evenly ready in less time! I use an electric hairdryer (on cold is fine!) to get a chimney full of coals ready for cooking in 6 or 7 minutes! by Dave J
Burn a drier harder wood.. Green Pine smokes a lot.. Dry Oak does not smoke a lot. by Common Sense
put a blanket on top of it by eddie3
you could use eco logs. they say it makes less smoke. I'm wondering if its true. it says more about them here http://www.eco-logs.co.uk/ by female
