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0 pointscodemonkey-zeta11d ago0 comments

Nope, splitting green wood is much more difficult than splitting dried logs, so I often cut a tree in the spring, stack the rounds, then split those rounds in the fall.

People overestimate how dry wood needs to be to burn correctly. Just have some ultra-dry kindling (seasoned for 2+ years) and you won't have any problems.

On the contrary, I know some folks who let all their wood dry too far, and it burned way too hot and ruined their stove (and almost burned their house down).

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cluckindan11d ago· 2 in thread

It’s an equation. If you have dry firewood, you need less of it at once. Some folks don’t understand that.

More water in the wood means less efficient combustion, more smoke and harsher smoke, which may irritate your neighbors downwind, or everyone around on still days.

dylan60411d ago

Something every pit master learns along the way. People can tell you, you can read about it, but until you actually try using wood of different dryness, they are just words.

greenbit10d ago

Not to mention a cooler stack temperature and the increased creosote condensation that brings.

Or that it's just pain heavier to lug into the house.

PyWoody11d ago

Yikes. I hope you got your chimney swept annually.

Seasoned firewood will burn cleaner, longer, and more efficiently.

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