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No theft problems here (touch wood) so we try and split whenever we can, the moisture content of my selling wood is a fairly consistent 20%. Small stuff still in the round is allways higher though, this just gets mixed through. I also don't bother with species much, just chuck it all in together. I find stuff left in the round takes ages to dry, but once split it is quite quick. I don't cover it either, i live on a pretty exposed piece of coastline so there's plenty of wind here.

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They all say the same , all wood burns well as long as its dry [low moisture%]

 

the length of time to get to that Moisture% varies

 

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wet wood is crap

 

 

I think people are trying to complicate a subject which is basicaly quite simple, with a couple of simple rules, follow them and there will be very little problems.

 

 

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i cut and split mine 3 months ago... kept it under cover, and is dry now..burns well too..

 

as for moisture meters.. i dont bother with them. (for me) if the wood feels right then its tme for the fire..

 

but i always think if its too dry it will burn like cardboard..and if too wet it will boil and bake instead of burning..

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but i always think if its too dry it will burn like cardboard..and if too wet it will boil and bake instead of burning..

 

If its too wet it has to make all the water boil off which uses a lot of energy thus not giving as much heat. In the case of a stove you can turn it right down when you have dry wood which gives a more efficient burn. The wetter the wood the more you have to burn to get the heat.

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What is Lime like to burn & how long to Dry out ?

got one to fell next week, but if no good will dump the lot for recycling

 

lime dries quite quick and will burn well with a higher moisture content than recomended. gives off fantastic heat when dry too.

 

i burn all woods now....... why waste a heat source by chipping it all:001_cool:

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