Optimum temperature for wood kiln

[R5log]

Best tempeture for running wood kiln for best RHI result? 175 kWh

Thanks

[tomw]

What's your drying setup. I have a 180kw on Rhi not heating much other than house.

[R5log]

What's your drying setup. I have a 180kw on Rhi not heating much other than house.

 

 

Glen farrow log dryer

[Mortimer Firewood]

How are you getting on with your glen farrow

[braco]

We have the glenfarrow 175 set up but really struggling to reach optimum heat in the kiln due to freezing weather conditions, filling the burner 3 times a day to keep temperature just at mid 70's as opposed to mid 80's a month or so ago. Deffinately worth while doing all your kiln drying in the summer time.

[braco]

Currently looking into enclosing the back of the kiln and hopefully the fans will draw in warm air from the pipes, also what are you burning?

[BARNSLEY BOB]

dry feedstock....

 

refuelling 3x / day, ? you feeding it crap ?

 

use in low humidity conditions, last few days ideal. nice dry air.

[openspaceman]

We have the glenfarrow 175 set up but really struggling to reach optimum heat in the kiln due to freezing weather conditions, filling the burner 3 times a day to keep temperature just at mid 70's as opposed to mid 80's a month or so ago. Deffinately worth while doing all your kiln drying in the summer time.

 

Is there scope for adding insulation? Are you having too many air changes? What sort of temperature logging do you use, FJMatt posted some which indicated he may be dumping too much warm wet air.

[ben_inthewoods]

If the kiln is not insulated the temperature inside the kiln will struggle to get high enough to collect significant moisture and release it from the kiln.

 

 

Kilning in the summer would seem a waste of time as you still need to store the kilned wood in a dry spot, and double handling etc.

[BARNSLEY BOB]

you should be getting 1.2 mw/day

£90/day @ 7.5p/kw or are you on 8p

 

fan on 5.5 unless its chestnut or wet,then 6.5/7

 

had it on for last week,because of frost, kiln up at 55"c

 

even the big logs dry and burn better when split.

so why sell your big splitter.