Fuel; Materials That Should Not Be Burned; How To Prepare Or Buy Good Firewood; What Is Good Firewood - Drolet ESCAPE 1800 Installation And Operation Manual

The baffle is made of vermiculite compressed with a binder to form a rigid board. Vermiculite
can withstand temperatures above 2,000°F. It is not considered hazardous waste. Disposal at a
waste management center is recommended.
Firebrick is mainly composed of silicon dioxide, also known as silica, an earth derived product.
It is most commonly found in nature in the form of sand and clay. Disposal at a landfill is
recommended.
The door and glass gaskets are fibreglass which is spun from melted sand. Black gaskets have
been dipped into a solvent-free solution. Disposal at a landfill is recommended.
The door glass is a 4 mm thick ceramic material that contains no toxic chemicals. It is basically
made of raw earth materials such as sand and quartz that are combined in such a way to form
a glass at high temperatures. Ceramic glass will not re-melt in the same way as normal glass,
so it should not be recycled with your regular household products. Disposal at a landfill is
recommended.

3. Fuel

3.1 MATERIALS THAT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED

- MATERIALS THAT SHOULD NOT BE BURNED
- GARBAGE OF ANY KIND,
- COAL OR CHARCOAL,
- TREATED, PAINTED OR COATED WOOD,
- PLYWOOD OR PARTICLE BOARD,
- FINE PAPER, COLORED PAPER OR CARDBOARD,
- SALT WATER DRIFTWOOD,
- MANUFACTURED LOGS CONTAINING WAX OR CHEMICAL ADDITIVES,
- RAILROAD TIES,
- LIQUIDS SUCH AS KEROSCENE OR DIESEL FUEL TO START A FIRE.

3.2 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood

3.2.1 What is Good Firewood?

Good firewood has been cut to the correct length for the wood fire, split to a range of sizes and
stacked in the open until its moisture content is reduced to 15 to 20 per cent.

3.2.2 Tree Species

The tree species the firewood is produced from is less important than its moisture content. The
main difference in firewood from various tree species is the density of the wood. Hardwoods
such as gums, Manuka or ironbark are denser than softwoods. Hard wood will produce long-
lasting coal beds combined to more heat and longer burn cycles.
Old, leaky cast iron wood fires wouldn't hold a fire overnight unless they were fed large pieces
of hardwood. That is no longer true. You can successfully heat your home by using less wood
and give the forest a break at the same time.
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