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Mois ture
Seas oned Wood
• Cut logs to size
• Split to 6 inches (152 mm) or less in diameter
• Air dry to a moisture content of not more than 20%
- Soft wood - about nine months to dry
- H ard wood - about eighteen months to dry
The majority of the problems appliance owners experience
are caused by trying to burn wet, unseasoned wood.
•
W et, unseasoned wood
req uires energy to evaporate the
water instead of heating your home, and
• Causes evaporating moisture which cools your chimney,
accelerating formation of creosote.
Storing Wood
Steps to ensure properly seasoned wood:
• Stack wood to allow air to circulate freely around and
through woodpile.
• Elevate wood pile off ground to allow air circulation
underneath.
• Smaller pieces of wood dry faster. Any piece over 6 in.
( 1 5 2 mm) in diameter should be split.
• Wood (whole or split) should be stacked so both ends of
each piece are ex posed to air. M ore drying occurs through
the cut ends than the sides.
• Store wood under cover to prevent water absorption
from rain or snow. Avoid covering the sides and ends
completely.
• Do NOT burn wet or green wood.
• Store wood in dry location.
• Stack wood so both ends are exposed to air.
W et, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of
creosote.
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WARNING
WARNING
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Do NO T store wood:
• In front of the appliance.
• In space required for loading or ash
removal.
NOTICE:
Seasoning time may vary depending on drying
conditions.
C. B urning P roces s
In recent years there has been an increasing concern about
air q uality. M uch of the blame for poor air q uality has been
placed on the burning of wood for home heating.
In order to improve the situation, we at Q uadra- F ire have
developed cleaner- burning wood appliances that surpass
the req uirements for emissions established by our governing
agencies.
T hese wood appliances must be properly operated in order
to ensure that they perform the way they are designed to
perform.
1 . K indling or F irs t Stage
It helps to kn ow a little about the actual process of burning in
order to understand what goes on inside the appliance. T he
first stage of burning is called the kindling stage.
In this stage:
•
W ood is heated to a temperature high enough to evapo-
rate the moisture present in all wood.
• W
ood will reach the boiling point of water ( 2 1 2 ° F ) and will
not get any hotter until the water is evaporated.
T his process take s heat from the coals and tends to cool the
appliance.
F ire req uires three things to burn:
• Fuel
• Air
• Heat
If heat is robbed from the appliance during the drying stage,
the new load of wood has reduced the chances for a good
clean burn.
It is always best to burn dry, seasoned firewood. When the
wood isn’ t dry, you must open the air controls and burn at a
high burn setting for a longer time to start it burning.
The heat generated from the fire should be warming your
home and establishing the flue draft, not evaporating the mois
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ture out of wet, unseasoned wood, resulting in wasted heat.
2 . Second Stage
In the secondary stage wood gives off flammable gases which
burn above the fuel with bright flames.
During this stage of burning:
•
The flames must be maintained and not allowed to go out
to
ensure the cleanest possible fire.
•
If the flames tend to go out, it is set too low for your burn
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ing conditions.
NOTICE:
Improper operation can turn any wood appli-
ance into a smoldering environmental haza rd.