Heat & Glo NorthStar-BK Owner's Manual page 13

e uous trees that are e n tel not ons ere har -
woo s su h as o lar as en an al er Har woo s re-
u re ore t e to season
har er to n te than so twoo s O v ousl
the t e o woo that s
area However at all oss le the est arran e ent
s to have a o so twoo an har woo
ou an use the so twoo
u heat to r n the re la e u to o erat n te -
erature the har woo
lon er urn t e
W A R N I N G ! R i s k o f F i r e !
• D O N OT burn wet or green wood.
• Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of
creosote.
So t woo s
• ou las
• ne
• S ru e
• Ce ar
• o lar
• s en
• l er
2. Moisture content
he a or t o the ro le s re la e owners e
r en e are ause
woo reshl ut woo
woo hav n a o sture ontent o aroun 50
ne a woo en u et that we hs a out 8 oun s
w th a allon o water ut t n the re o an tr to urn
t h s soun s r ulous ut that s e a tl what ou
are o n ou urn unseasone woo
l n on the orest oor shoul
re u res ull season n t
e ons ere to e a out two-th r s seasone
the r t e o the ear
urn n wet unseasone woo w ll ro u e less heat
out ut e ause t re u res ener
to eva orate the water tra
ener that shoul e use
o sture eva orates n the or
a ool n e e t n our re o an
hen o ne w th tar an other or an va ors ro
urn n woo t w ll or
the relat vel ool re o an
ven r woo onta ns at least 15
we ht an shoul
h ne hot or as lon as t ta es to r the woo out
- a out one hour o tell
he the en s o the lo s
n all re t ons ro
s les n the re even thou h the sur a e s r
not e ull ure
urn slower an are usuall
ou w ll use
ost rea l ava la le n our
or start n the re
or slow even heat an
Har woo s
r • Oa
• Ma le
• le
• r h
tr n to urn wet unseasone
an e as u h water as t s
ea woo
e ons ere wet an
e Stan n ea woo
n the or
e ns e h s s waste
or heat n our ho e
o stea wh h has
h ne s ste
reosote wh h on enses n
h ne
o sture
e urne hot enou h to ee the
woo s r enou h to urn
there are ra s ra at n
the enter t s r
Heat & Glo • NorthStar Owner's Manual • 480-2350 • Rev C • 04-10-13
3 . Seasoning
Seasone
ut to s e s l t an a r r e to a
aroun 20
ro aroun n ne
e hteen
h s wa
woo
v n o
nter or an
tree that was ut own a ear a o an not s l t s
l el to have al ost as h h a
t when t was ut
o season woo
• Cut lo s to s e
• S l t to
• r r to a
- So t woo - a out n ne
- Har woo - a out e hteen
N OTI C E :
conditions.
4. Storing Wood
S l tt n woo
he ollow n
woo
• Sta
an throu h the woo
e-
• levate the woo
r ulat on un erneath
• he s aller the e es the aster the r n
a -
n
ll t
s l t
• oo shoul
e e are e
throu h the ut en s than the s es
an w th woo that has een s l t
ut at
• Store woo un er over su h as n a she or overe
w th a tar
et
or snow
o heat
over n the s es an en s o
a tra
h s
r ulat on
our woo
t a
rewoo s noth n
he t e t ta es to season woo var es
onths or so t woo s to as lon as
onths or har woo s
s to e sure t has een s l t e
n reas n the sur a e area o ea h
n 152 or less
o sture ontent o aroun 20
Seasoning time may vary depending on drying
e ore t s store re u es r n t
u el ne w ll ensure ro erl seasone
the woo to allow a r to r ulate reel aroun
le
le o the roun to allow a r
e e over n 152
e sta e so that oth en s o ea h
ose to a r s n e
last tar a er sheets o s ra
as un overe woo an a sor water ro
ela n the season n
o sture ro the roun an
ore than woo that s
o sture ontent o
he e to season n
os n the wet
e e
o sture ontent now as
onths
onths
e
ro ess
n a eter shoul e
ore r n o urs
h s s true even
l woo
ra n
ro ess vo
letel o n so
e e a r
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