[Greenbuilding] dry firewood

[Lance Collins]

Norbert Serf wrote:


>Unlike a gas fireplace, any type of woodburning system is dependent 
>on operator
>knowledge, and requires some effort. Mainly, you need to know what 
>dry firewood
>   looks and feels like (many people don't).
>Usually, that requires having a woodshed so that
>you can season your firewood for 6 - 12 months,
>or until it is down to 20% moisture.

Last winter I accidentally burned some wood that I had felled the 
previous summer.  It looked dry but it didn't put out much 
heat.  Then I cut up some logs which had been lying around for 
decades.  The difference was amazing.  Instead of having to leave 
open the firebox door I had to close down the air intake to a third 
of normal.  I've been burning wood off and on for fifty years and 
I've never experienced such a difference between green and dry wood 
before.  In both cases the wood species was 'Eucalyptus Radiata : Peppermint'

And properly seasoned wood that is wet from recent rain is still dry 
wood in this context.

Lance
(in Aus)


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