Drolet 1600, 2000 Woodstove Utilization, Average Energy Yield Of One Air Dried Cord Of Cut Wood

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WOODSTOVE UTILIZATION

Your heating unit was designed to burn wood only; no other materials should be burnt. Wastes and other flammable materials should not be burnt in your wood stove. Any type of wood may be used in your stove, but specific varieties have better energy yields than others. Please consult the following table in order to make the best possible choice.

Average Energy Yield Of One Air Dried Cord Of Cut Wood

 

Wood species

Energy yield

 

(millions of BTU/cord)

 

 

 

Oak

29

 

Sugar Maple

28

High energy yield

Beech

26

Yellow birch

25

 

 

Ash

24

 

Elm

23

 

Larch (Tamarack)

23

 

Red Maple

23

Medium energy yield

Douglas red fir

23

Silver birch

22

 

Alder

18

 

Poplar

17

 

Hemlock

17

 

Spruce

17

Low energy yield

Pine

17

Bass

16

 

 

Fir

13

Data provided by Energy, Mines and Resources - Canada

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU USE DRY WOOD ONLY IN YOUR WOOD STOVE. The wood must have dried for 9 to 15 months, such that the humidity content (in weight) is reduced below 20% of the weight of the log. It is very important to keep in mind that even if the wood has been cut since one, two or even more years, it is not necessarily dry, if it has been stored in poor conditions; under extreme conditions, it may even rot instead of drying. The vast majority of the problems related to the operation of a wood stove are caused by the fact that the wood used was too damp or had dried in poor conditions. These problems can be:

ignition problems

creosote build-up causing chimney fires

low energy yield

blackened windows

incomplete log combustion

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