Judging Firewood Moisture Content; Manufactured Logs; Operating Your Wood Fire - Enerzone Solution 1.6 Installation And Operation Manual

3.2.6 JUDGING FIREWOOD MOISTURE CONTENT

You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by using these guidelines:
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cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry
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as it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or cream coloured to grey or yellow,
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bang two pieces of wood together; seasoned wood sounds hollow and wet wood sounds dull,
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dry wood is much lighter in weight than wet wood,
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split a piece, and if the fresh face feels warm and dry it is dry enough to burn; if it feels damp,
it is too wet,
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burn a piece; wet wood hisses and sizzles in the fire and dry wood does not.

3.3 MANUFACTURED LOGS

Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax impregnated
sawdust or logs
Manufactured logs made of 100% compressed sawdust
can be burned, but use caution in the number of these
logs burned at one time. Start with one manufactured log
and see how the wood fire reacts. You can increase the
number of logs burned at a time to making sure the
temperature never rises higher than 246 °C (475 °F) on a
magnetic thermometer for installation on wood fire flue.
The thermometer should be placed about 450 mm (18")
above the wood fire. Higher temperatures can lead to
overheat and damage your wood fire.

4 OPERATING YOUR WOOD FIRE

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NEVER OVERFIRE YOUR WOOD FIRE. IF ANY PART OF THE WOOD FIRE STARTS TO GLOW
RED, OVER FIRING IS HAPPENING. READJUST THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL AT A LOWER
SETTING.
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NEVER LOAD YOUR WOOD FIRE UP TO THE BAFFLE. ALWAYS LEAVE 5 TO 10 CENTIMETERS
TO ALLOW PROPER COMBUSTION THROUGH SECONDARY AIR OPENINGS (NEVER PUT WOOD
ABOVE THE FIREBRICK LINING ON THE FIREBOX). THIS WILL ALSO PREVENT OVERFIRING OF
YOUR WOOD FIRE.
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You could buy a wood moisture meter to test your firewood.
with any chemical additives.
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