Whats up with my pile?

[Stephen Blair]

Fill it right up and fold the cover over a couple of feet down the sides. Looks like the rain can get in the way it is just now. I think they need longer aswell mate

[slack ma girdle]

Not enough airflow to the middle of the stack.

[Len Brennan]

Stack them properly with an air gap between each row and try to get some sun on them, makes all the difference.

[robbo 110]

Stack them properly with an air gap between each row and try to get some sun on them, makes all the difference.

 

uniform stacking makes no odds, just waste's time, warm sunshine doesnt help the wood in a 4 foot deep pile........ or neat stack!! double up on the pallets, they do look they have sunk, warm airflow, as much as poss is what you need

[Len Brennan]

uniform stacking makes no odds, just waste's time, warm sunshine doesnt help the wood in a 4 foot deep pile........ or neat stack!! double up on the pallets, they do look they have sunk, warm airflow, as much as poss is what you need

 

 

So a stack in deep shade will dry just as quickly as one in full sun? I don't think so!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Note - moisture meters suffer from moisture !

 

Seriously, goosed readings remedied by leaving the meter in the airing cupboard for a few days.

[Lancstree]

I wonder how/if temperature affects moisture meter readings.

[robbo 110]

So a stack in deep shade will dry just as quickly as one in full sun? I don't think so!

 

the logs on the top of the stack would undoubtedly dry quicker in the sun, the logs as you get further into the stack wouldnt benefit from direct sunshine, hence why i suggested warm airflow would be better

[Big J]

I wonder how/if temperature affects moisture meter readings.

 

Temperature and species have a massive effect on the reading - expensive moisture meters have settings to adjust for both variables. It does render the cheap ebay option a bit useless to be honest with you.

[timtree81]

the best way to dry wood is wind .....end of chat ,unless you keep them in the house of course ,wind wind and more wind ,