keeping logs outside through winter

[Farmer Tom]

Well, you can get RH and temperature history here:-

Great Britain history - WeatherOnline

[likeitorlumpit]

I have had a fire in my own home for 5 years burnt whatever was lying around yard even if rain had been at it some of it isnt even worth covering up so its burnt dripping wet sometimes with plenty of kindling and other flammable stuff. never once had problems,our family for over 50 years in some shape of form has heated there properties with an open fire or stove,again no moisture content measured just burnt what was left spare from the yard that wasn't good enough to split for customers.Why have generations of my family had zero issues with chimney fires or gunked up flues then?

I have even gone outside and cut lumps off my cord split it there and then and then burnt it,guess what still no issues...can some one please explain that one for me? nothing i have ever burnt was below 12 percent moisture content.Surely it isn't down to luck that i have avoided chimney issues,my glass on y stove isnt even blacked or sooted up.

Everyone needs to quit worrying so much,i do check moisture of my loads prior to delivery and if its over 25 percent moisture its going nowhere,but ive been seeing stupidly low moisture levels quoted as acceptable and i think its totally unnecessary scare mongering to be blunt.

 

have to agree

wish you were around last year when I was getting it in the neck for burning green oak:001_smile:

[corylus]

I have had a fire in my own home for 5 years burnt whatever was lying around yard even if rain had been at it some of it isnt even worth covering up so its burnt dripping wet sometimes with plenty of kindling and other flammable stuff. never once had problems,our family for over 50 years in some shape of form has heated there properties with an open fire or stove,again no moisture content measured just burnt what was left spare from the yard that wasn't good enough to split for customers.Why have generations of my family had zero issues with chimney fires or gunked up flues then?I have even gone outside and cut lumps off my cord split it there and then and then burnt it,guess what still no issues...can some one please explain that one for me? nothing i have ever burnt was below 12 percent moisture content.Surely it isn't down to luck that i have avoided chimney issues,my glass on y stove isnt even blacked or sooted up.

Everyone needs to quit worrying so much,i do check moisture of my loads prior to delivery and if its over 25 percent moisture its going nowhere,but ive been seeing stupidly low moisture levels quoted as acceptable and i think its totally unnecessary scare mongering to be blunt.

 

You aint had chimney problems etc because your wood is seasoned. It can still be wet!

 

I dont sell firewood anymore, just cut for our farm, but the simple RULE is 'the dryer the wood, the more heat you get out of it' cos you have to get rid of the water before the wood starts to gassify (burn) therefore the dryer I can get my wood the less I have to cut up, split, transport, stack, carry into house etc.

 

I hope it seems obvious why people 'worry' so much. I dont seem to have enough time to do everything I want, so I certainly dont want to be processing extra firewood for no good reason (AND we have a limited amount...it doesnt grow on trees you know?)

[corylus]

Well, you can get RH and temperature history here:-

Great Britain history - WeatherOnline

 

Cheers Mr T

[Yeti]

You aint had chimney problems etc because your wood is seasoned. It can still be wet!

 

I dont sell firewood anymore, just cut for our farm, but the simple RULE is 'the dryer the wood, the more heat you get out of it' cos you have to get rid of the water before the wood starts to gassify (burn) therefore the dryer I can get my wood the less I have to cut up, split, transport, stack, carry into house etc.

 

I hope it seems obvious why people 'worry' so much. I dont seem to have enough time to do everything I want, so I certainly dont want to be processing extra firewood for no good reason (AND we have a limited amount...it doesnt grow on trees you know?)

 

well according to customers if its wet or slightly damp for any reason its apparently not seasoned,would you believe that one lol

Had a belter last year, few of top logs had frozen due to hard winter frost and lil bit of morning dew getting gathered by tarp over top,they obviously thawed...customer refused whole load and wanted refund when i came back to inspect what was wrong there was 12 slightly damp bits of wood his stove retailer told him to ask for refund as the product wasn't kiln dried wood and thats all that should be burnt.

Had a caller last night moan and say my wood was too dry it burnt faster than they had hoped for ( it was 18 percent) so god knows how fast softwood at 12-5 percent would burn.....where do these people come from?,We can do our part to educate best we can but when one moans its too dry and another moans its too wet,ive just give up being so darn fussy as ive learnt to please everyone is impossible.

[Crazy Cutter]

I think we have just got to somehow accept it? I gave someone 4 cube of the best bone dry stag headed oak last year burn't a treat on our fire, father told me yesterday he saw them have a load delivered by someone else on sat! No call this year to ask prices nothing so can only presume didn't like it now that does annoy me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[corylus]

well according to customers if its wet or slightly damp for any reason its apparently not seasoned,would you believe that one lol

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Sadly I would