FireplaceXtrordinair 36A-ZC OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE Continued, Wet Wood, Dry Wood, Less Heat

OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE (Continued)

Storing Wood (Continued)

If sufficient space is available under a roof, seasoning and storage can be accomplished in one handling. This practice eliminates the extra handling of moving wood that has been dried outside into a covered storage area. Outside, wood will dry to between 14 and 25% moisture content depending on humidity, temperature, and wind. In a garage or woodshed it may dry to between 10 and 15% moisture content; and wood may dry to between 5 and 12% in the house.

End braces can be used if you have difficulty stacking wood and if the pile collapses at either end. Constructed with two-by-fours, end braces are like book ends and can be built to accurately measure a standard cord. The boards beneath the woodpile keep the bottom row off wet ground.

In some homes a wood box can be constructed inside the house, convenient to the wood appliance and which has loading access outside. The access door to the wood box from the outside of the house should be tight fitting.

Wet Wood

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Dry Wood

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Less Heat

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More Heat

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More Smoke & Creosote

Less Smoke & Creosote

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