My liberal neighbor gets away with burning wood and trash in his fireplace. He’s constantly bringing home scrap wood, painted, chemical pressure-treated, he doesn’t care. Always foul-smelling smoke, as they sometimes burn trash with plastic.
There’s a loophole - if you have no other means of heat they don’t cite you. My neighbor’s furnace broke a couple decades ago and he refuses to fix it. Meanwhile, since I maintain my 60-year-old furnace I can be punished and can’t use either of my two fireplaces. One a-hole emitting smoke worse than a hundred fireplaces and he gets away with it. Liberal eco-Government sucks.
The loophole makes some sense if you live off the grid without other means. He has a furnace yet refuses to fix it, and probably has electricity that could power a space heater.
On the bright side, maybe the fumes will kill your neighbor before they get you. /s
you could always let the furnace die and then you have two fireplaces-et some good radiating inserts, and you’re good to go. no more monthly nergy bil from the smart meter asshats.
Way back when we put a pellet stove in and burn it exclusively for heat. It puts out literally no smoke. It is still against the rules but screw em.