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OMMENDED FIR
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CHEMINÉES
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A well installed wood heater burning Australian hardwoods with a moisture range of 15% to 20% will
burn more clean and effectively, giving off abundant heat to circulate around your home
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Anything over 20% and your wood heater will not work efficiently. The energy from the fire will be used
to reduce moisture in your wood and not produce heat for your house. It will also produce dangerous
amounts of soot very quickly
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Depending on the humidity of the wood, a 50cm log. 6cm diameter weighs around 1kg, 10cm weighs
around 3 kg, 15cm weighs around 7 kg
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For sustained heat, use large numbers of small logs (eg 6 to 8 logs of 6cm in diameter on a good bed
of embers).
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For a longer lasting fire, use larger diameter logs (eg 3 logs of 13 to 15 cm diameter on a medium bed
of embers).
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NEVER LOAD MORE THAN 14kg OF WOOD
RECOMMENDED FIRE WOOD
TIME
MOISTURE CONTENT
OUTCOME
BELOW 15%
Wood very dry and may burn too fast
15%-20%
Wood burns efficiently and economically
20%-25%
Wood burns, but less efficiently than drier option
ABOVE 25%
Wood too wet to burn safely and efficiently
AUSTRALIAN HARDWOOD
% HEAT PER UNIT
VOL.
SPLITTING
COALS
GREY BOX
100
Difficult
Many
RED IRON BARK
97
Difficult
Excellent
RED BOX
91
Difficult
Excellent
YELLOW BOX
91
Difficult
Excellent
RED GUM
80
Difficult
Excellent
BLUE GUM
80
Fair
Good
STRINGY BARK
72
Good
Good
NARROW LEAF
72
Good
Good
PEPPERMINT
68
Good
Good
PINE
45
Fair
Poor
