Just like the title says...my wood is too wet and I'm looking for advice. (Please don't say go buy dry wood!) We're hard up on cash with the newborn in the house and we were hoping to use the wood to save money!
A little history.... I bought 3 cords of "seasoned" wood in early October. I bought a moisture meter to see where it was at and found it to be in the mid 20's So much for seasoned wood! I put a cord in the basement with the dehumidifier running like mad and a bunch of fans blowing at the wood. I just finished burning this stuff a week ago and it was actually burning pretty good!
This past week I've been burning from the two cords stacked next to by house (full sun). I've been having a hard time regulating the temp and I've been having to run it with the air open more than normal. I thought it was the weather but it was really cold a few days ago and it still didn't burn well.
Today I took a moisture reading and nearly fell on the floor! A small split was in the low-mid 20's when split and a large one was near 30 in the middle! CRAP! Well this is the wood I've got, so now what? I've got some cut up pallets that I've been mixing in but it hasn't been helping much.
What does a guy do with crappy wood?
BTW...its an Englander 30 with 5ft of double wall stove pipe and 17ft of double wall chimney.
A little history.... I bought 3 cords of "seasoned" wood in early October. I bought a moisture meter to see where it was at and found it to be in the mid 20's So much for seasoned wood! I put a cord in the basement with the dehumidifier running like mad and a bunch of fans blowing at the wood. I just finished burning this stuff a week ago and it was actually burning pretty good!
This past week I've been burning from the two cords stacked next to by house (full sun). I've been having a hard time regulating the temp and I've been having to run it with the air open more than normal. I thought it was the weather but it was really cold a few days ago and it still didn't burn well.
Today I took a moisture reading and nearly fell on the floor! A small split was in the low-mid 20's when split and a large one was near 30 in the middle! CRAP! Well this is the wood I've got, so now what? I've got some cut up pallets that I've been mixing in but it hasn't been helping much.
What does a guy do with crappy wood?
BTW...its an Englander 30 with 5ft of double wall stove pipe and 17ft of double wall chimney.