Recently I burn kiln-dried oak, but every time after the fire goes out, it doesn’t all turn into ash — there are always a lot of black chunks left. However, when I burn the same wood in an open fireplace, it all turns into ash. Why is that?
Fire goes out but black chunk left, wood stove vs open fireplace, why?
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Kiln dried to what %? Enough to kill any bugs or to a certain moisture content percentage? Stick 40% oak in a kiln for 3 days and it won't be sub 20%, but it's been kiln dried...
Or lack of oxygen. Flue cools too much before combustion is complete and loses the draft.
Or lack of oxygen. Flue cools too much before combustion is complete and loses the draft.
Actually I tried with tester, no % showing on screen, but I load them NS these days, no more black chunks.
Thanks for your response.
FYI, if you aren't aware.... Testing must be done immediately on a fresh split that's already at room temperature, pins pushed in as far as possible parallel to the grain for an accurate reading.
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Charcoal left in the stove, but not in open FP is almost certainly wood not dry...it burns up in the open FP because it can get all the air it needs, so it burns faster/hotter.
As was mentioned above, moisture tester has to be used in the middle of a fresh split face...using it on an existing face, or end grain is meaningless
As was mentioned above, moisture tester has to be used in the middle of a fresh split face...using it on an existing face, or end grain is meaningless
