Why is it so wet ?

[kev7937]

I took this cypress down about 3 years ago and it was dead standing, it was rung up and stored undercover outside for one winter since then its been in my garage kept for kindling off the floor

 

Admit ably Surrey suburbia isn't the draughtiest place in the world but how am I going to get it dry.

 

I have checked the moisture meter against another one and theres 1% in it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[swinny]

even when split, its still a pain to keep any firewood dry, if you only have out door premisis! even when split! Royal pita!!

[Rich2484]

Put a bit next to the fire and do another reading after a while. See if it improves. Could just be the first inch sucking moisture from the air.

[kev7937]

To add to that thought I'd check a bit of ash stored as cord for one summer then split and stored under cover for one summer.

 

 

 

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Must have been raining in my garage

 

 

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[Stubby]

Undercover is good as long as it can breath . Get some air around it if you can

[kev7937]

Robinia,olive and a bit of green cherry to prove something.

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Guess ill just keep it all outside.

 

 

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[kev7937]

Yew about 5 years old because I'm not bored yet

 

 

 

 

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[ThrustSSC]

Yep, as they say, it's not getting warmth and fresh air. If the air around is at 80% RH it's not going to dry very quick. Your garage may be having the same affect on it as a tarpaulin outside - which is why wood stores are so ventilated.

 

I tell people to think in terms of drying laundry - a pile of wet laundry goes mouldy, laundry on a rack in the bathroom takes ages, laundry on the line on a breezy summer's day dries in no time...

[kev7937]

Yep, as they say, it's not getting warmth and fresh air. If the air around is at 80% RH it's not going to dry very quick. Your garage may be having the same affect on it as a tarpaulin outside - which is why wood stores are so ventilated.

 

I tell people to think in terms of drying laundry - a pile of wet laundry goes mouldy, laundry on a rack in the bathroom takes ages, laundry on the line on a breezy summer's day dries in no time...

 

 

 

Surely the humidity in the garage should be the same as outside though, admittedly the garage can get a tad damp but the store outside isnt the best and is tucked away between the house and garage with two solid walls.

[face cord]

Tested a few logs of monterey cypress felled in summer & its all seems to be under 15% one piece was 6% stored outside with tarp over top, was expecting 25% at best....

 

Have the same model moisture meter as you & thought it must of broken but it was giving sensible readings of over 20% for other wood piles with sycamore ash etc.

 

Something strange about cypress