Some of my wood pile has been snowed on. Is it okay to knock the snow off and burn it, or has this compromised the dried state of the wood
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As long as the snow stays below freezing, you have no problems. Just knock the snow off. If it thaws, your wood will get a bit damp unless you have lots of snow on it.
We are having the worst storm in 14 years. They are forecasting up to 2'. So far, we have had at least 1'+ with blowing snow and it's still coming.
We are having the worst storm in 14 years. They are forecasting up to 2'. So far, we have had at least 1'+ with blowing snow and it's still coming.
Once winter truly comes, I don't even bother keeping it covered that well anymore. Knock the snow off it and burn it. Dry snow though. If you live where you get that freezing rain crap, try and keep it covered.
I have quite a bit as well that has snow piled on it. I should be filtering in a piece here and there, rather than burning all the good dry stuff and then being left with the snow covered stuff.
Don't worry about the snow on the wood. Just knock it off before bringing it in to the stove. If it is already seasoned, that is. If it wasn't seasoned, then leave it, otherwise, burn it with no second thoughts.
I'm a first year burner and this happened to me too . . . I covered most of the wood with a tarp, but some of the wood got covered in snow. I didn't get all of the snow off before it melted and some of that water refroze on the bark.
When I pull the wood in the house, I try to strip most of the ice or better yet that area of bark off with pilers. This seems to help a lot . . .
If the moisture has soaked in under the bark, I'll place the wood about 2 feet from the side of my stove (my clearance to combustibles is 14 inches) for the day and it seems to make it suitable for burning.
One of the biggest things that I learned for this year is that it will be worth it in the first week of October to put all the wood for that season in my wood shed/basement. I didn't want to create extra work by moving everything, but it seems it will be worth it.
Good luck.
When I pull the wood in the house, I try to strip most of the ice or better yet that area of bark off with pilers. This seems to help a lot . . .
If the moisture has soaked in under the bark, I'll place the wood about 2 feet from the side of my stove (my clearance to combustibles is 14 inches) for the day and it seems to make it suitable for burning.
One of the biggest things that I learned for this year is that it will be worth it in the first week of October to put all the wood for that season in my wood shed/basement. I didn't want to create extra work by moving everything, but it seems it will be worth it.
Good luck.
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