{"id":814,"date":"2021-03-05T01:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T01:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timbergadgets.com\/?p=814"},"modified":"2021-05-23T23:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T23:27:24","slug":"wood-dry-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timbergadgets.com\/wood-dry-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Tell if Wood is Dry Enough to Burn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How do you tell if the wood is ready to burn? Using firewood to warm the home requires a lot of preparations to be done on the wood before it is ready for use. You do not just burn any piece of wood. Green wood, for example, contains lots of moisture that make it difficult to burn, leading to excessive smoke buildup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moisture also decreases wood consumption. 25 percent of energy is wasted in burning moisture instead of sustaining the flame and providing warmth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for wood for your indoor furnaces and stoves, you need adequately seasoned wood. Experts say the ideal water percentage in furnace-ready wood should be below 20 percent<\/strong>. To reach this level of seasoning, most woods take 6-24 months. Splitting the wood into small pieces and stacking them up above the ground may help accelerate the seasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing Dry Wood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wood changes in characteristics as it loses moisture and dry. When you compare dry and green pieces of wood from the same tree, you will find that dry wood has the following characteristics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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