Moisture meter question?

[BestFirewoodUK]

Went to the petrol station yesterday with a Stanley Moisture Reader. FE wood was in nets and had 35-40% down the side.... I have a seller who stores my wood outside, last batch stayer there for more than 6 week. Was 16% is 16%

I wonder if wood at 40% MC will even burn. Probably will have to have 10 bags of kindling on a side for that.....

[Acg128]

35-40!! Was it raining?!

[BestFirewoodUK]

well East Anglia had quite a lot of rain in the past 2 months. Although petrol stations have roof cover, rain and wind sometimes gets on them. But still, is it possible to get the wood so wet within a short term?

[Goaty]

Went to the petrol station yesterday with a Stanley Moisture Reader. FE wood was in nets and had 35-40% down the side.... I have a seller who stores my wood outside, last batch stayer there for more than 6 week. Was 16% is 16%

I wonder if wood at 40% MC will even burn. Probably will have to have 10 bags of kindling on a side for that.....

 

THATS WHY PEOPLE BUY KINDLING! I have realised through that post. Its split finer therefore drys quicker, and now Im burning wetter wood due to over selling:blushing:

 

I never use the stuff, newspaper and our firewood job done.

[Chippy]

Burning xmas tree at the mo checked it with meter was down at 19%,but it had been in a school for a month: biggrin: