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Westbo of Sweden
Westbo Victoria 240 Wood handling
Preparation
You will get the best wood if it is cleared, sawn and splitted before the
month of May. Remeber to adjust the wood to your stove. We recom-
mend a diameter of 6-10 cm and that the logs are six cm shorter than
the fire place to get the best effect of the wood and stove.
Storage
The sawn wood and splitted wood should be stored in a dry place for
1-2 years before it is used. Before use, store the wood for some days
in room temperature. Remember that wood during Autumn and Winter
is sensitive for air moisture.
Moisture
To avoid environmental problems and to get best economy when fire-
ring, the wood must be dry before it is used as fuel. The wood must
not have more than 21% moisture. The best efficency is obtained by
moisture 15-18%. A simple test of the wood is to beat two wood logs
aginst each other. If the wood consists of too much moisture you’ll get
a numbly sound.
If you fire up with wood that consists of too much moisture a large
amount of the heat will be used to evaproate the water. The stove will
therefore not get the correct temperature and it will not give any heat
to the room. This is of course uneconomic and could generate soot on
the glass, stove and chimney. The environment also gets contaminated
by using wood that is not dry.
Correct amount of wood
How much is one kilo of wood? There are lots of good litterature to get
more educated in wood handling.
It is absolute forbidden to use
Painted, pressure impregnated or glued wood. You are not allowed
to fire chipboards, plastic or impregnated paper. The substances in
this material are harmful both for the environment and the stove. Your
chimney can also be affected by these substances. To explain it in a
simle way - just use wood for your stove.
The calorific value
The calorific value in the wood differ from different kinds of wood. For
some spieces of wood you have to use a bit more to get the same
amount of wood as on other wood spieces. In our fire instructions we
have used birch wood, which has a large calorific value. We strongly
recommend this kind of wood. If you use oak or beech please keep in
mind that this wood has a larger calorific value than birch. You must
therefore reduce the number of wood in the stove, or you risk damages
on your stove. Pine and ferr has a lower calorific value compared to
birch.