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 12-25-2003, 15:37 Post: 72191
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I periodically would build a hot fire and try and burn out the creosote. In KY and the south I found you need to cut wood at least 2 winters ahead to dry the wood properly. Even when stacked under cover.
I now have a SS outside burner and pellet stove so really don't worry about creosote.






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In KY I could bring in nearly a face cord and place in a rack near the furnace. The surface of the wood will dry and crack but the interior moisture is not removed.
The problem with burning unseasoned wood is the energy required to remove the water. There are a number of BTU's required to boil each lb of water. It is nearly impossible to get a hot fire with green wood.
I always cut in the fall or winter after the leaves have left. I have ringed trees I wanted to cut later but found the water still flowed up.
I try to cut and split the wood immediately. Actually I split the wood where it fell and then load in the trailer for the tractor. I like to leave as much of the waste as possible in the woods and get it drying as soon as possible.
There is little heat value in gum sycamore or popular. The few gum I cut here I just threw on the brush pile. There seem to be so much water in them that they had trouble burning even with a pile of pine.






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