I saw a link somewhere on this site that someone posted as a sure fire way to determine if wood is ready. I believe it was a harborfreight item.
Anyone? I know it was inexpensive.
Thanks
Anyone? I know it was inexpensive.
Thanks
gzecc said:I bought this moisture meter.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208081471&listingid=23336934&dcaid=17902
It works, its cheap.
Wood Pirate said:gzecc said:I bought this moisture meter.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208081471&listingid=23336934&dcaid=17902
It works, its cheap.
How accurate are these things? I would imagine some more than others but for what we are using it for it seems ideal.
BrotherBart said:Or following the advice in Morso stove manuals and putting soap on the end of a split and blowing through it to see if it makes bubbles on the other end :lol:.
beagler said:What is the ideal number, or moisture reading, you look for to tell you your wood is ready to burn?
Gooserider said:beagler said:What is the ideal number, or moisture reading, you look for to tell you your wood is ready to burn?
Optimum is supposedly in the 15-20% range, but usually the drier the better, down to about 10% or so. At that point you start needing to be careful to avoid over-firing... Essentially wood won't burn until the part that's on fire gets down to 0% - the part that's burning dries the adjacent bits, and so forth, and any heat used to dry the wood is heat that isn't available to heat the house... However the stoves are designed to deal with wood that has some moisture in it, and if it is to dry, you can get issues with the load igniting too fast and attempting to all burn at once giving a high peak that exceeds what the stove can handle, instead of burning more gradually and releasing the heat over a span of time... Pallet and construction wood is noted for this, which is why one should use caution in burning it.
Gooserider
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