Fire Pit?
I live in Brooklyn and have the good luck to have a large back yard (about 25′ wide and 50′ long). I was given a fire pit as a present, and I want to know if it’s illegal to use. From other comments I’ve seen on the forum, it’s not really clear. I’ve used it…
I live in Brooklyn and have the good luck to have a large back yard (about 25′ wide and 50′ long). I was given a fire pit as a present, and I want to know if it’s illegal to use. From other comments I’ve seen on the forum, it’s not really clear. I’ve used it once– it went great, and my neighbors were cool with it. The yard is surounded by walls on two sides (no windows, cement/stone walls, and my neighbors’ yard on the other. We were careful to keep the fire small, keep a hose at the ready, and talk to neighbors first… but I know it might violate fire codes. The picture is the model of fire pit I have. Any help?
you guys stray so far from the question asked….. here is a conter question What if you burn sterno or propane in a chimenea or fire pit is that a solution?
btw. there are other harmful gasses from burning oil and natural gas. Not just particulate emissions. Your only showing one aspect and calling it the whole story. You write for Rachel Maddow?
forgot to footnote your source. And if its the epa, well we know government agencies are not influenced at all by Union backed utility companies. We know Al Gore speaks the gospel. haha.
Idiot always looses to uptight asshole. Uptight asshole always trying to win. I dont care about winning. gonna go build a fire.
No problem Pig:
Particulate Emissions (grams per hour):
Fireplace softwood 59gr/hr
14ton Diesel Truck 36gr/hr
Fireplace hardwood 30gr/hr
Non-certified wood stove: 15.6gr/hr
Certified wood stove: 8.2gr/hr
Pellet Stove: 2.4gr/hr
Auto .66gr/hr
Oil Furnace: .02gr/hr
NatGas Furnace: .001gr/hr
Being able to grow trees doesn’t make burning them good for the environment, and since you’ve lost the thread in your mission to both defend wood burning in dense population centers and label me an uptight asshole for actually knowing something about the health risks, the OP isn’t using a pellet stove emitting above the roof line, he’s putting smoke right where it is most obnoxious and potentially hazardous to neighbors who may be very old, very young, or have asthma.
If that view makes me an uptight a-hole, then I am happy to be one.
You really should get yourself educated.
and you confirmed it with your post, uptight a hole
wyckoff,
bahaaaaaaaaaaa. burning wood is carbon neutral. Using a modern, high efficiency cast iron stove burns off most of your outdated stats. Now you need to post the stats of burning oil or natural gas for heat. both worse for humans and the environment. both non renewable. a fireplace with chimney and insert can be built outside. no sympathy throwing in the kid bs. do you work for national grid? con ed?
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH): Residential wood burning is the source of 50% of airborne Polynuclear Organic Material (POM) in the U.S. POM contain a group of compounds (PAH) which include many Class A carcinogens, the most carcinogenic materials known to exist. Air pollution measurements in a residential neighborhood on Christmas Day (the most wood smoke polluted day) showed early morning background levels of PAH of 20 ng/m3. The level increased as wood burning began, peaking at over 2000 ng/m3. The U.S. EPA estimates that the cancer risk from wood smoke is twelve times greater than from equal amounts of tobacco smoke. Wood burning also creates dioxins and cyanide.
In a crowded city, with lots of kids, burning wood in a backyard where the smoke tends to infiltrate all adjacent buildings, is obnoxious. If you are going to burn it, the least you can do it put it in the fireplace and give the smoke a chance to dissipate.
They will fine you after the first time for sure.
Pig three – your are an idiot and your comments are not based in fact.
thanks for all the comments. if/when FDNY comes knocking, is it likely they will just put the fire out, or what are the potential fines?