Smokeless Fire Pit Heaven: 5 Tips To Reduce Fire Pit Smoke (2024)

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Smokeless Fire Pit Heaven: 5 Tips To Reduce Fire Pit Smoke? ›

Don't Burn Anything Other Than Your Seasoned Wood

Is the fire in your Solo Stove still smoky? Solo Stove fire pits are designed to be virtually smokeless, but there are a few factors, such as damp wood, ash buildup, and using too much firewood, that can prevent the airflow in your Solo Stove from doing its job to eliminate smoke.

Burn only dry hardwood fuel such as oak or cherry, which produces less smoke and burns hotter. Never burn wet wood. Store wood in a dry or covered area and off the ground to keep it from getting wet. Keep your fireplace and stove well maintained to improve airflow and reduce emissions.

What Do You Put in the Bottom of a Fire Pit? To create a safe, sturdy foundation for a fire pit, we use a gravel paver base. Other common materials used for the bottom of a fire pit are sand, lava stones, dirt, fire glass and concrete slabs.

It is imperative to avoid overloading your fire pit. Thus, you should start with a small fire and add more wood gradually. Too much wood all at once can smother the flames. At the same time, you need to remove ashes from previous fires to maintain good airflow, which helps the new fire burn efficiently.

Pea gravel is great to add to a fire pit area because you don't have to be precise, it's comfortable to walk on, and it doesn't cost much per bag. Cover the entire weed block fabric with the pea gravel. Be sure that there is enough to cover the fabric without it showing through.

White or light gray smoke is usually associated with paper, straw, leaves, or wood. It is formed of pyrolysis products (gasses, liquids, and tars) that condense to form a fog of tiny droplets that bypass the flame.

If your fire pit does not have enough airflow, you may want to try increasing the size of the air intake holes or creating more vent holes. This will allow more oxygen to reach the fire and will help to keep it burning brightly.

Smoke will start at lower temperatures than flame, so if your wood is smoldering it will create a lot of smoke. When a fire is hotter, it creates more flame and less smoke. Wet wood makes this difficult. In order to prevent this, make sure you burn only firewood for sale that is dry and dense.

For anyone sensitive to smoke or other pollutants, this is a great alternative to a traditional campfire. The wood also typically lasts longer, plus it's often easier to start a fire. Learn the pros and cons of a smokeless firepit to help you decide which model is right for your home.

Why is my wood burning so smoky? ›

Several reasons include wood moisture, improper combustion, negative pressure, and kindling/wood placement during startup that can lead to smoke entering the home.

Familiar types of hardwood include oak, maple, and hickory. These are some of the best types of wood to use in your fire pit. They burn hot and slow, providing a steady heat source for a long period of time. They also produce less smoke than softer woods, which makes them a great choice for fire pits.

Seasoned Firewood

If you keep your wood in a shed or outside where there isn't enough airflow around it, the wood won't season properly and will smoke up when burning inside. Seasoned wood should be kept in a dry place with good airflow, as wet firewood will cause a smoke problem.

For a stove to work, your chimney needs to be drawing air up, creating suction and pull to draw the smoke around the baffle and up the chimney. If your chimney is not drawing well, it cannot create enough suction and it will force smoke down the chimney back into the room.

A smoking fireplace is the result of chimney draft issues. In this context, draft refers to how the air flows up the chimney. Indoor air pressure affects this air flow. The air inside your home pushes air up the chimney, like a vacuum.

While good ones are nearly completely smokeless visually, they still produce exhaust gasses so expect some of that campfire smell, especially if it's breezy. For the same reason, you might occasionally get a face full of invisible smoke if you're in the wind.