Wood Stove Utilization - Vogelzang International VG150 Owner's Manual

WOOD STOVE UTILIZATION

This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions generally result
when burning air dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to green or freshly cut hardwoods.
Burning the following materials may result in release of toxic fumes or render the heater ineffective and cause
smoke.
DO NOT BURN:
1. Residential or commercial garbage;
2. Lawn clippings or yard waste;
3. Materials containing rubber, including tires;
4. Materials containing plastic;
5. Waste petroleum products, paints or paint
thinners, or asphalt products;
6. Materials containing asbestos;
7. Construction or demolition debris;
8. Paper products,
particleboard. The prohibition against burning
these materials does not prohibit the use of fire
starters made from paper, cardboard, saw dust,
TYPE
Hickory
White Oak
Red Oak
Beech
Sugar Maple
Black Oak
Ash
Yellow Birch
Red Maple
Paper Birch
Elm/Sycamore
Red Spruce
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY WOOD only in your wood stove. The wood should have dried
for 9 to 15 months, such that the humidity content (in weight) is reduced below 20% of the weight of the log.
It is very important to keep in mind that even if the wood has been cut for one, two or even more years, it is
not necessarily dry, if it has been stored in poor conditions. Under extreme conditions it may rot instead of
drying. This point cannot be over stressed; the vast majority of the problems related to the operation of a
wood stove is caused by the fact that the wood used was too damp or had dried in poor conditions. These
problems can be:
- ignition problems
- low energy yield
- incomplete log combustion
Smaller pieces of wood will dry faster. All logs exceeding 6" in diameter should be split. The wood should not
be stored directly on the ground. Air should circulate through the cord. A 24" to 48" air space should be left
between each row of logs, which should be placed in the sunniest location possible. The upper layer of wood
should be protected from the elements but not the sides.
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cardboard, plywood,
WEIGHT PER CORD
(LBS. CU. FT., DRY)
63 4500
48 4100
46 3900
45 3800
44 3700
43 3700
42 3600
40 3400
38 3200
37 3100
34 2900
29 1800
- creosote build-up causing chimney fires
- blackened windows
wax and similar substances for the purpose of
starting a fire in unaffected wood heater.
9. Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
10. Manure or animal remains;
11. Salt water driftwood or other previously salt
water saturated materials;
12. Unseasoned wood;
13. Any materials that are not included in the
warranty and owner's manual for the subject
or wood heater; or
14. Any materials that were not included in the
certification tests for the subject wood heater.
EFFICIENCY
RANKING
1.0
.9
.8
.7
.6
.6
.5
.4
.3
.3
.2
.1
SPLITS M I L L I O N S
BTU's/CORD
Well 31.5
Fair 28.6
Fair 27.4
Hard 26.8
Fair 26.2
Fair 25.6
Well 25.0
Hard 23.8
Fair 22.6
Easy 22.1
Very Difficult 20.1
Easy 16.1