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Hey everyone. We (my dad and I) had a wood boiler put in the garage of his house this summer. This year we basically used whatever firewood I was able to beg borrow or steal from neighbor's with downed trees that allowed me to stock up 4 cords of seasoned firewood for winter. It was a mixture of maple, white birch, spruce, a little poplar.
For next winter I'm going to attempt to cut our wood from my grandfather's woodlot. My question is this: In order to get longer burn times is it okay to use bigger diameter sticks? This year I split anything that was over about 4 inches and I sort of regret that, I wish I had some 6 to 10 inch non-split dry hardwood for night time burns. Is that okay to do next year or is it just too hard for the wood to season unless I split it?
For next winter I'm going to attempt to cut our wood from my grandfather's woodlot. My question is this: In order to get longer burn times is it okay to use bigger diameter sticks? This year I split anything that was over about 4 inches and I sort of regret that, I wish I had some 6 to 10 inch non-split dry hardwood for night time burns. Is that okay to do next year or is it just too hard for the wood to season unless I split it?