Benefits of Dry Wood
Dry wood is important, that's why we sell it.
- It burns better. As simple as that.
- If the wood is wet, heat is used from the burning wood to dry out the wet wood added to the fire. You lose heat.
- If you use a wood burning stove the instructions that came with it will advise the use of wood that has a moisture content of approximately 20 per cent or less. The same rule applies to open fires as well.
- Burning wet wood creates a lot of tar, creosote and soot. This will stick to the chimney. There will then be a higher risk of a chimney fire, and the chimney will need to be cleaned more often.
Dry Wood Saves You Money!
To sum up, burning dry wood means you will
- Need less wood for a given heat output
- Have to clean the chimney and flues less often
- Run a reduced risk of a chimney fire
Freshly cut wood can contain up to 50 per cent moisture. To burn efficiently wood has to be seasoned (dried), either naturally or in a kiln, so that the moisture content drops to around 20 per cent or less. You cannot check this by feel or look, you need a moisture meter or lab analysis. Ask your woodman to show you how dry the wood is with a moisture meter.
All our wood is seasoned undercover at our premises near Aviemore (see photo right)
