Complaints wood too dry

[Backwood]

He told me it would burn fine in his wood stove. .

Its amazing the differences in stoves-chimney combo's. I have had some that you couldnt get green wood to burn to save your life. Now I am using a fireplace insert ( in a fireplace ) and the draft comes from the bottom instead of the front and man what a difference. As long as its a red coal the size of a small candy bar I can put some fresh cut green wood and it will catch up quick every time. Not sure but I think the size of the flue has something to do with it, it's 12". In the past I have only had 6" flues and they are not close to what the 12" does?????

 

[cityevader]

I know how the poor guy feels with the too-dry wood.... I once used my hard-earned money on some Jack Daniels that had too much alcohol in it. Very disappointed. I stick with beer now.

 

[woodbooga]

tell him a 5 gallon bucket of water will remedy that!!

Some of the old yankees around here keep a bucket handy and dip both ends of a piece of firewood in before it goes in the stove to "slow the burn." Never tried it, nor do I intend to. Prefer to just restrict the air supply.

I know how the poor guy feels with the too-dry wood.... I once used my hard-earned money on some Jack Daniels that had too much alcohol in it. Very disappointed. I stick with beer now.

That's funny. Try dipping both ends of your firewood in a bucket of Jack if you have any left over and report back with your results.

 

[cityevader]

Hmmm...if only I actually had the "problem" of too-dry wood, I'd definitely infuse it with the too-much-alcohol-J.D..... but since I tend to over-extend my wood supply, perhaps I'll infuse the green stuff with J.D.!!

 

[jgoodhart]

I can relate to the guy not wanting seasoned wood for a outside boiler. Outside boiler with a forced draft will just eat dry wood and most of the heat just goes out the stack because they aren't real efficient at transfering all the heat into the water. Green wood burns slower and not as hot and a few btu are wasted with the water but the boiler can only soak in so much heat at once so I believe less wood is burned. I like to cut my wood in the fall for winter and keep it covered so it's not soaking wet from rain or snow. My .02

 

[Bruce Hopf]

I sold some wood to a guy and he came back complaining a little that the wood was too dry/seasoned, and burn't too fast in his outside wood boiler. He said he would like greener wood the next time. Is there really any advantage to burning green wood? I know it will burn longer but it doesn't put out the heat btu's that dry wood does. I guess he likes to mix a little dry wood with green so the fire stays lit all the time. What are your thoughts on this? Is it common? On my inside wood furnace in my basement when it's really cold out green wood just won't heat my house good, it burns a long time but won't bring the temperature up much. Are Owls that much different? By the way this was last winter.

Those OWB's are not very efficient with wood, as your Wood Furnace in your basement. They tend to burn a lot more wood than a person thinks. My next door neighbour has one, and every year he runs out of wood. He cuts his own wood, and never put as much wood as he needs inside his lean too.
I talked to the guy that services my Wood/Oil Combination Furnace, about when I have to replace my Furnace, I'd put one of those OW B's in, and he told me I'd be better off putting in another Wood/Oil Combination Furnace, because those OW B's are not nearly efficent in burning wood as my Wood/Oil Combination Furnace is. Bruce.

 

[Coldfront]

If I didn't have my wood furnace in the basement I don't know what I would do with myself in the winter at night. There is nothing like having a few beers and watching the fire, I crack the door open a little and adjust the damper so no smoke comes out. It's like sitting by a campfire. Burning green wood is just wasting wood.