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Softwoods Hardwoods

• DouglasFir • Oak

• Pine • Maple

• Spruce • Apple

• Cedar • Birch

• Poplar

• Aspen

• Alder

WARNING! Risk of Fire!

• DO NOTburnwetorgreenwood.

• Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of

creosote.

2. Moisture content

The majority of the problems replace owners expe-

rienceare caused by trying to burn wet,unseasoned

wood.Freshlycutwoodcanbeasmuchwaterasitis

wood,havingamoisturecontentofaround50%.Imag-

ineawoodenbucketthatweighsabout8pounds.Fillit

withagallonofwater,putitinthereboxandtrytoburn

it.This soundsridiculousbutthatisexactly whatyou

are doing if you burn unseasoned wood. Dead wood

lyingontheforestoorshouldbeconsideredwet,and

requiresfullseasoningtime.Standingdeadwoodcan

beconsideredtobeabouttwo-thirdsseasoned,ifcutat

thedrytimeoftheyear.

Burningwet,unseasonedwoodwillproducelessheat

outputbecauseitrequiresenergyintheform of heat

toevaporatethewatertrapped inside.Thisiswasted

energythatshouldbeusedforheatingyourhome.This

moisture evaporates in the form of steam which has

a cooling effect in your rebox and chimney system.

Whencombinedwithtarandotherorganicvaporsfrom

burningwooditwillformcreosotewhichcondensesin

therelativelycoolreboxandchimney.

Even dry wood contains at least 15% moisture by

weight,andshouldbeburnedhotenoughtokeepthe

chimneyhotforaslongasittakestodrythewoodout

-aboutonehour.Totellifwoodisdryenoughtoburn,

checktheendsofthelogs.Iftherearecracksradiating

inalldirectionsfromthecenter,itisdry.Ifyourwood

sizzlesinthere,eventhoughthesurfaceisdry,itmay

notbefullycured.

3. Seasoning

Seasonedrewoodisnothingmorethanwoodthatis

cuttosize,splitandairdriedtoamoisturecontentof

around20%.Thetimeittakestoseasonwoodvaries

fromaroundninemonthsforsoftwoodstoaslongas

eighteenmonthsforhardwoods.Thekeytoseasoning

woodistobesureithasbeensplit,exposingthewet

interiorandincreasingthesurfaceareaofeachpiece.

A tree that was cut down a year ago and not split is

likelytohavealmostashighamoisturecontentnowas

itdidwhenitwascut.

Toseasonwood:

• Cutlogstosize

• Splitto6in.(152mm)orless

• Airdrytoamoisturecontentofaround20%

 - Softwood-aboutninemonths

 - Hardwood-abouteighteenmonths

NOTICE: Seasoningtimemayvarydependingondrying

conditions.

4. Storing Wood

Splittingwoodbeforeitis stored reduces dryingtime.

Thefollowingguidelinewill ensure properlyseasoned

wood:

• Stackthewoodtoallowairtocirculatefreelyaround

andthroughthewoodpile.

• Elevate the woodpile off the ground to allow air

circulationunderneath.

• Thesmallerthepieces,thefasterthedryingprocess.

Anypieceover6in.(152mm)indiametershouldbe

split.

• Woodshouldbestackedsothatbothendsofeach

pieceareexposedtoair,sincemoredryingoccurs

throughthecutendsthanthesides.Thisistrueeven

withwoodthathasbeensplit.

• Storewoodundercover,suchasinashed,orcovered

withatarp,plastic,tarpaper,sheetsofscrapplywood,

etc.,asuncoveredwoodcanabsorbwaterfromrain

or snow, delaying the seasoning process.Avoid

covering the sidesand ends completely. Doing so

maytrapmoisturefromthegroundandimpedeair

circulation.

deciduoustreesthataredenitelynotconsideredhard-

woodssuchaspoplar,aspenandalder.Hardwoodsre-

quiremoretimetoseason,burnslowerandareusually

hardertoignitethansoftwoods.Obviously,youwilluse

thetypeofwoodthatismostreadilyavailableinyour

area.However,ifatallpossiblethebestarrangement

istohaveamixofsoftwoodandhardwood.Thisway

youcanusethesoftwoodforstartingthere,givingoff

quickheatto bringthereplaceupto operatingtem-

perature.Add the hardwood for slow, even heat and

longerburntime.

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