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Har woo s
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• Oa
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• Ma le
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• Ce ar
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WARNING! Risk of Fire!
•
DO NOT
burn wet or green wood.
• Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of
creosote.
2. Moisture content
e a orit o t e ro le s re la e owners e e
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rien e are ause tr in to urn wet unseasone
woo res l ut woo an e as u water as it is
woo avin a oisture ontent o aroun 0 a
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ine a woo en u et t at wei s a out 8 oun s ill it
wit a allon o water ut it in t e re o an tr to urn
it is soun s ri i ulous ut t at is e a tl w at ou
are oin i ou urn unseasone woo ea woo
l in on t e orest oor s oul e onsi ere wet an
re uires ull seasonin ti e tan in ea woo an
e onsi ere to e a out two-t ir s seasone i ut at
t e r ti e o t e ear
urnin wet unseasone woo will ro u e less eat
out ut e ause it re uires ener in t e or o eat
to eva orate t e water tra e insi e is is waste
ener t at s oul e use or eatin our o e is
oisture eva orates in t e or o stea w i as
a oolin e e t in our re o an i ne s ste
en o
ine wit tar an ot er or ani va ors ro
urnin woo it will or reosote w i on enses in
t e relativel ool re o an i ne
ven r woo ontains at least 1
oisture
wei t an s oul e urne ot enou to ee t e
i ne ot or as lon as it ta es to r t e woo out
- a out one our o tell i woo is r enou to urn
e t e en s o t e lo s t ere are ra s ra iatin
in all ire tions ro t e enter it is r our woo
si les in t e re even t ou t e sur a e is r it a
not e ull ure
3. Seasoning
easone rewoo is not in ore t an woo t at is
ut to si e s lit an air rie to a oisture ontent o
aroun 20 e ti e it ta es to season woo varies
ro aroun nine ont s or so t woo s to as lon as
ei teen ont s or ar woo s e e to seasonin
woo is to e sure it as een s lit e osin t e wet
interior an in reasin t e sur a e area o ea ie e
tree t at was ut own a ear a o an not s lit is
li el to ave al ost as i a oisture ontent now as
it i w en it was ut
o season woo
• Cut lo s to si e
•
lit to in 1 2
or less
•
ir r to a oisture ontent o aroun 20
- o t woo - a out nine ont s
- Har woo - a out ei teen ont s
NOTICE:
Seasoning time may vary depending on drying
conditions.
4. Storing Wood
littin woo e ore it is store re u es r in ti e
e ollowin ui eline will ensure ro erl seasone
woo
•
ta t e woo to allow air to ir ulate reel aroun
an t rou t e woo ile
•
levate t e woo ile o t e roun to allow air
ir ulation un erneat
•
e s aller t e ie es t e aster t e r in ro ess
n ie e over in 1 2
in ia eter s oul e
s lit
•
oo s oul e sta e so t at ot en s o ea
ie e are e ose to air sin e ore r in o urs
t rou t e ut en s t an t e si es is is true even
wit woo t at as een s lit
•
tore woo un er over su as in a s e or overe
wit a tar lasti tar a er s eets o s ra l woo
et as un overe woo an a sor water ro rain
or snow ela in t e seasonin ro ess voi
overin t e si es an en s o
letel oin so
a tra oisture ro t e roun an i
e e air
ir ulation
e i uous trees t at are e nitel not onsi ere ar
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woo s su as o lar as en an al er Har woo s re
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uire ore ti e to season urn slower an are usuall
ar er to i nite t an so twoo s O viousl ou will use
t e t e o woo t at is ost rea il availa le in our
area However i at all ossi le t e est arran e ent
is to ave a i o so twoo an ar woo is wa
ou an use t e so twoo or startin t e re ivin o
ui eat to rin t e re la e u to o eratin te
-
erature
t e ar woo or slow even eat an
lon er urn ti e
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Heatilator • Constitution Owner’s Manual • 480-2330 • Rev C • 4-10-13
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