Hi,

I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it 
out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount 
and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper 
fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it 
as a fire pit?

Thanks,

Aaron

"Aaron Fude" <a...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:h6vn66$c72$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it
> out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount
> and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper
> fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it
> as a fire pit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

Possibly.  Grills are built and rated for specific maximum temperatures.
If you exceed that temp on yours, either by overloading it or burning
the wrong material, you risk failure and collapse of the grill.

"Aaron Fude" <a...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:h6vn66$c72$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it out 
> I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount and 
> weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper fire pit 
> but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it as a fire 
> pit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

Does you municipality or local gov't have any regulations or bylaws on fire 
pits and what can and cannot be burned? 

Should work fine. I've also seen people use a large steel 
tire rim. Note that I said steel. Aluminum or magnesium 
won't work properly.

I've heard not to burn pressure treated wood. It has arsenic 
in it. Construction scrap is likely to be white pine, which 
puts out a lot of creosote. Fire pit should work well. 
Fireplace or wood stove, it would cresosote deposit your 
chimney.

-- 
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"Aaron Fude" <a...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:h6vn66$c72$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
Hi,

I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather 
than throw it
out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on 
trash amount
and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have 
a proper
fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong 
with using it
as a fire pit?

Thanks,

Aaron 

On Aug 24, 10:52=A0pm, Aaron Fude  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it
> out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount
> and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper
> fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it
> as a fire pit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

I didnt know nails burned, well you learn something every day.

"Aaron Fude" <a...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:h6vn66$c72$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it out 
> I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount and 
> weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper fire pit 
> but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it as a fire 
> pit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron

Tons of wood, burn in a grill, got a few months of 24x7 to do it? 

On Aug 24, 10:52=A0pm, Aaron Fude  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it
> out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount
> and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper
> fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it
> as a fire pit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron


We have a campfire on the patio about three nights a week in a grill
bowl, works great, just watch out if it has plastic wheels and an
ember falls on the wheel it will melt a wheel.  And train the kids to
keep the fire going without smoke, its good for em, and it lets the
adults BS longer.  You'll need some nice cold Bohemian beer to go with
that fire too.

ransley <M...@Yahoo.com> wrote:

>I didnt know nails burned, well you learn something every day.

All metals will burn if you get them hot enough and supply enough
oxygen.  A wood fire is not nearly hot enough to burn nails.  An
acetylene torch with the oxygen turned up would burn nails.  Triple
zero steel wool will burn very easily and can be used as tinder.
--
I don't understand why they make gourmet cat foods.  I have
known many cats in my life and none of them were gourmets.
They were all gourmands!

Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it
> out I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount
> and weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper
> fire pit but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using
> it as a fire pit?
>

Alternative:

Dig a rectangular pit about 3' deep. Pile all your stuff in there and set it 
alight.

When its burned down to coals pitch in a dismembered pig wrapped in foil and 
cover the whole business  with a layer of dirt.

Come back in about six hours wearing grass skirts and carrying drinks that 
have umbrellas. 

"Aaron Fude" wrote

> I have a ton of scraps from home construction and rather than throw it out 
> I'd like to burn it. (Many reasons: nails, limits on trash amount and 
> weight, would use soot on my compost pile.) I don't have a proper fire pit 
> but I do have a large bowl grill. Anything wrong with using it as a fire 
> pit?

Yes and no.  In small sets (dont let it get too high!) and set on a burn 
safe flooring (incase you let it get too high and burns through) it can be 
done.  It's just a sort of higher fire pit afterall with a thinner bottom.

I'd be more concerned about the wood.  Pre-treated 'PT' wood isn't good to 
burn.  Combination of dangerous chemicals to breathe as well as I think 
dangerous to the environment when burned (they degrade ok in landfill 
though).  I;m not sure that burning would leave a suitable soot for the 
composte if growing food with it.