FireplaceXtrordinair 36A-BI - Manual (Page 15)

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OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE (Continued)
Storing Wood (Continued)
If sufficient space is available under a roof, seasoning and storage can be accomplished in
one handling. This practice eliminates the extra handling of moving wood that has been
dried outside into a covered storage area. Outside, wood will dry to between 14 and 25%
moisture content depending on humidity, temperature, and wind. In a garage or woodshed it
may dry to between 10 and 15% moisture content; and wood may dry to between 5 and 12%
in the house.
End braces can be used if you have difficulty stacking wood and if the pile collapses at either
end. Constructed with two-by-fours, end braces are like book ends and can be built to
accurately measure a standard cord. The boards beneath the woodpile keep the bottom row
off wet ground.
In some homes a wood box can be constructed inside the house, convenient to the wood
appliance and which has loading access outside. The access door to the wood box from the
outside of the house should be tight fitting.
Dry Wood
More Smoke
& Creosote
Less Smoke
& Creosote
More Heat Less Heat
Wet Wood
Leads
T o
Leads
T o
Leads
T o
Leads
T o