I was running low on wood and this being the 6th month in our new home, having a cord from last season to ensure proper seasoning just wasn't an option. I called up the last guy I got wood from but he had none ready so I got it from another guy.
I tested the wood and it tested at around 13-17%. I wasn't able to stack it so I left the pile and covered it with a tarp, but not before the snow started. So it had a very light dusting on it by the time I covered it with a tarp.
Now at face value this stuff is different than I had last time. For starters the pieces are HUGE! Longer and weigh a good 5-8lbs each.
Here's the confusing part...
They are higher in moisture content however, three of them have now been burning for a good hour and a half in my fireplace (stove won't be installed until next month). The last cord...I'd go through 8 pieces or so in the same time span.
Is it a good thing that the wood is as big, heavy and long burning as it is?
Thanks!
-Emt1581
I tested the wood and it tested at around 13-17%. I wasn't able to stack it so I left the pile and covered it with a tarp, but not before the snow started. So it had a very light dusting on it by the time I covered it with a tarp.
Now at face value this stuff is different than I had last time. For starters the pieces are HUGE! Longer and weigh a good 5-8lbs each.
Here's the confusing part...
They are higher in moisture content however, three of them have now been burning for a good hour and a half in my fireplace (stove won't be installed until next month). The last cord...I'd go through 8 pieces or so in the same time span.
Is it a good thing that the wood is as big, heavy and long burning as it is?
Thanks!
-Emt1581