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TYPE WEIGHT

(LBS. CU. FT.,

DRY)

PER CORD EFFICIENCY

RANKING

SPLITS MILLIONS

BTU’s/CORD

Hickory 63 4500 1.0 Well 31.5

White Oak 48 4100 .9 Fair 28.6

Red Oak 46 3900 .8 Fair 27.4

Beech 45 3800 .7 Hard 26.8

Sugar Maple 44 3700 .6 Fair 26.2

Black Oak 43 3700 .6 Fair 25.6

Ash 42 3600 .5 Well 25.0

Yellow Birch 40 3400 .4 Hard 23.8

Red Maple 38 3200 .3 Fair 22.6

Paper Birch 37 3100 .3 Easy 22.1

Elm/Sycamore 34 2900 .2 VeryDifcult 20.1

Red Spruce 29 1800 .1 Easy 16.1

WOODSTOVE UTILIZATION

Yourheatingunitwasdesignedtoburnwoodonly;noothermaterialsshouldbeburned.Wasteandotherammable

materialsshouldnotbeburnedinyourstove.Anytypeofwoodmaybeusedinyourstove,butspecicvarietieshave

better energy yields than others. Please consult the following table in order to make the best possible choice.

It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY WOOD only in your wood stove. The wood should have dried

for 9 to 15 months, such that the humidity content (in weight) is reduced below 20% of the weight of the log. It is very

important to keep in mind that even if the wood has been cut for one, two or even more years, it is not necessarily dry, if

it has been stored in poor conditions. Under extreme conditions it may rot instead of drying. This point cannot be over

stressed; the vast majority of the problems related to the operation of a wood stove is caused by the fact that the wood

used was too damp or had dried in poor conditions. These problems can be:

- ignition problems

-creosotebuild-upcausingchimneyres

- low energy yield

- blackened windows

- incomplete log combustion

Smaller pieces of wood will dry faster. All logs exceeding 6” in diameter should be split. The wood should not be stored

directly on the ground. Air should circulate through the cord. A 24” to 48” air space should be left between each row of

logs, which should be placed in the sunniest location possible. The upper layer of wood should be protected from the

elements but not the sides.

TESTING YOUR WOOD

Whenthestoveisthoroughlywarmed,placeonepieceofsplitwood(aboutveinchesindiameter)paralleltothedoor

on the bed of red embers.

Keeptheaircontrolfullopenbypullingonitandclosethedoor.Ifignitionofthepieceisaccomplishedwithin90seconds

from the time if was placed in the stove, your wood is correctly dried. If ignition takes longer, your wood is damp.

Ifyourwoodhissesandwaterorvaporescapesattheendsofthepiece,yourwoodissoakedorfreshlycut.Donotuse

this wood in your stove. Large amounts of creosote could be deposited in your chimney, creating potential conditions

forachimneyre.

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