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Proper use of your outdoor wood
fired furnace
Burn only clean dry wood
Don’t use the furnace on warm days when
neighbors have open windows
When installing a new furnace find a
location that won’t affect your neighbors.
Extend the chimney height to help dissipate
the smoke.
Don’t use when there is no wind and the
smoke settles to the ground.
MATERIALS THAT MAY NOT BE BURNED.
Rubbish or garbage including but not
limited to food wastes, food wraps, packaging, animal carcasses,
paint or painted materials, furniture, composite shingles,
construction or demolition debris or other household or business
wastes.
Waste oil or other oily wastes
except used oil burned in a heating device for energy recovery
subject to the restrictions in Chapter NR 590, Wisconsin
Administrative Code.
Asphalt and products containing
asphalt.
Treated or painted wood including
but not limited to plywood, composite wood products or other wood
products that are painted, varnished or treated with preservatives.
Any plastic material including but
not limited to nylon, PVC, ABS, polystyrene or urethane foam, and
synthetic fabrics, plastic films and plastic containers.
Rubber including tires and synthetic
rubber-like products.
Burning any of these materials is illegal,
will create additional smoke and particulate matter and increase the
chances that someone will complain about the smoke from your outdoor
water boiler.
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