So, new burner here (well, new to my adult life, burned wood growing up), and I have a mix of wood for this winter -- ash CSS this summer, "seasoned" (aka wet when delivered but definitely months since split) hardwood of a mix of oak, ash, maple, and some other scrounged miscellany. I got a general moisture meter but so far it's not been very useful, in part because it seems damn near impossible to get the pins any distance into the wood without severely bending or breaking them.
My question is this: it it really necessary to jam the pins in if you measure a freshly split face? The measurement is electrical resistance, and should be capturing the moisture levels of the surface of the fresh split, which is the deep interior of the unsplit wood, right? If not, why is this logic wrong, and why do you need to jam the pins way into a fresh split?
I know about temperature correction, too -- which is becoming more necessary as the fall progresses to winter...
My question is this: it it really necessary to jam the pins in if you measure a freshly split face? The measurement is electrical resistance, and should be capturing the moisture levels of the surface of the fresh split, which is the deep interior of the unsplit wood, right? If not, why is this logic wrong, and why do you need to jam the pins way into a fresh split?
I know about temperature correction, too -- which is becoming more necessary as the fall progresses to winter...