burning wood, MDF and chipboard

[philKS2]

Ok.. so me being scrooge, I've realised that people like Ikea let you take away scrap wood , MDF etc free from their stores... so is it safe to burn in an open fire at home in the living room??

Does chipboard or MDF have anything nasty in it. Like I would never use painted or laminated wood in an open fire... but if all they contain is some wood dust and some pva glue.. can it hurt. Scientific answers please, and no scare mongering , lol

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[goodall]

will the gases given off not just be drawn up the flu, have burnt old chipborad furniture in are fire before, generally with a coal base and logs, dosent tend burn very well by self

cant say ever noticed any smell but that doesnt really mean anything since not all chemicals are aromatic

[raymor]

soots up the chimney - prolonged usage might just set yer lum on fire

[KaraK]

think chipboard is ok but I was fairly sure that MDF can be pretty toxic if burnt?

[DJones]

I'm a carpenter and bench joiner by trade, when MDF first came to the market there was a big worry of over exposure to femaldahide from the dust. Not sure on burning it though. Worth looking it up. Cant imagine it burns that well though..

[LHD_Kid]

I'm a carpenter and bench joiner by trade, when MDF first came to the market there was a big worry of over exposure to femaldahide from the dust. Not sure on burning it though. Worth looking it up. Cant imagine it burns that well though..

Me too....... (Well, cabinet maker....)
MDF burns ok, nice green flame too..... never did me any harm.....

Chris

[philKS2]

yes it burns fine.. but never seen a coloured flame.. think I'd be more worrie dif it did.

As 90% of the heat goes straight up the chimney (lol) I guess most of the fumes got that way too.. but even 10% of something poisonous is not good