Osburn Soho Installation and Operation Manual
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3.2.6
WHERE TO STORE WOOD
This wood fire has been certified to store logs in the pedestal provided that the following
requirements are met:
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The logs must not exceed the inside edge (A) of the pedestal.
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The heat shield baffle (B) under the firebox must never be removed.
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No combustible material can be placed above the heat shield baffle.
With AC01368 pedestal
With AC01369 pedestal
3.2.7
JUDGING FIREWOOD MOISTURE CONTENT
You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by
using these guidelines:
•
cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry
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as it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or
cream coloured to grey or yellow,
•
bang two pieces of wood together; seasoned wood
sounds hollow and wet wood sounds dull,
•
dry wood is much lighter in weight than wet wood,
•
split a piece, and if the fresh face feels warm and dry it is
dry enough to burn; if it feels damp, it is too wet,
•
burn a piece; wet wood hisses and sizzles in the fire and
dry wood does not.
You could buy a wood moisture
meter to test your firewood.
