2 questions, would this be more likely the exposure to rain? and if so, how long should it take to dry out now? Thanks.
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18 years ago
2 questions, would this be more likely the exposure to rain? and if so, how long should it take to dry out now? Thanks.
Hi, Better use the wood next year. At least you should've cover it with tarp when raining. Got sick of burning wood, smoke cleaning, what not. All my FPs are NG burning. If I need real fire, I have fire pit in my back yard. Tony
The rain will have some affect on it but should not take it back to the original "green" state. Wood takes at least a year to dry properly and it also takes a long time to soak up water.
Bring enough wood in the house to burn a good fire and let it sit for a week and try it. That should make a big difference.
The only wood I get now is from trees dead 3 years, If it was split a year ago you may be ok after a week inside, but unless you had a hard freeze watch for bugs, but not if it was recently split.
Another useful trick to disposing of wood cleanly in a fireplace (IMHO), is, once a fire is started with some relatively dry wood, to put a few pieces at a time on end along the inside of the fireplace. Turn periodically and don't overcook. Remove and replace with other wet pieces after sufficiently dry.
The smaller the pieces, both in length and cross-section, the more quickly they dry. So you may want to split & cut further.
(Comments withheld about throwing away good fuelwood in a fireplace- hard to do for a Yankee.)
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