This is how you can check if the wood is dry!
Dry logs are the first choice when you need to start a fire! Damp wood usually makes ignition difficult and contributes to an extra amount of soot settling on the windows of the stove and in the pipe.
When the tree is cut, there is around 50% moisture in the wood. If you want to fire optimally, the humidity must be down to 15 - 20%. If you use wood with more than 20% moisture, soot and particle emissions are 10 to 30 times more than with dry wood.
But how can you check that the wood is dry? Here are some tips.
Always use dry wood
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Dry wood weighs less and has deep drying cracks.
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If you hit two dry logs hard against each other, they make a sharp sound, while wet wood makes a dull sound.
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If you put the wood in a tight plastic bag in a warm room, dew on the inside will reveal whether the wood is damp.
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Smear a little Zalo on one short end of the log and blow towards the other short end, and here you have to touch a little. If you can blow straight through the log and soap bubbles form on the other side, the wood is dry and fine and ready for use.
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The most accurate way to check the moisture in the wood is with a moisture meter.
Tips for checking whether the wood is dry!
Watch the Zalo trick in the video below!
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