MarineScott
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Is there such thing as wood being too seasoned? I would think being outside there would be some percentage of moisture.
Is there such thing as wood being too seasoned? I would think being outside there would be some percentage of moisture.
Not out of sight because I can see it. But your right on out of mind. As for more work.....I would rather cut more wood than move a wet pile 10 times before it is burnt.The laws of physics don't get repealed when the stove moves outside. It takes energy to boil the water off no matter where the stove is.
It does seem that people who use outside wood burners don't care what the moisture content is. Out of sight, out of mind I suppose.
Not out of sight because I can see it. But your right on out of mind. As for more work.....I would rather cut more wood than move a wet pile 10 times before it is burnt.
You wood seasoned and stored out side will go back the your natural moister which in our area is 15 persent. when itrains or have heavy dew point only a quarter inch will rise in percentage. wheb stacking wood for customers top role turn the bark up if they don't have a cover for it then you have done your best for the customerIs there such thing as wood being too seasoned? I would think being outside there would be some percentage of moisture.
The year we had the 8 month summer I think is about as close as you can get to over seasoned, even dense hardwood burnt at a serious speed to start but the wood all evened out within 1 month of normal weather.
Most hardwoods can be stacked outside with decent conditions around 10 years with no loss of btu, each year after that 5% of the btu is lost then each year 5% of the remaining is lost.
Main cause is bugs and dry rot.
Takes a very long time before hardwood has lost a decent % of it's original btu.
Softwood can be stored outside for 5 years before it starts to loose btu value.
Both types have exceptions to the rule, locust can stay outdoors for 50 years and be pretty much the same it was when first seasoned and a few softwoods won't make it to 5 years well.
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