[Greenbuilding] Fireplace options
Lynelle Hamilton
lynelle at kos.net
Sat Oct 6 09:42:46 CDT 2012
I've had willow, ash, maple and Manitoba maple, Corwyn. Because I fill
the firebox, your point on weight is one I can't control. Full is full,
despite weight. My wood has dried 2-3 years, regardless of type. I was
going to freecycle some newer willow until I talked with Norbert and
read this discussion! I now have seasonal wood piles, with willow my
spring/fall wood, in one, denser stuff in the others. I lost 18 trees
to ice last winter, so have multiple piles.
Lynelle
On 03/10/2012 11:25 AM, Corwyn wrote:
> On 10/3/2012 10:17 AM, Lynelle Hamilton wrote:
>> From the perspective of someone who needs to have a heat source, much
>> also depends upon the type of wood, I've found.
>
> That isn't my experience. Admittedly, it is only anecdotal, but I
> find that as long as it is dry all wood that I use is about the same
> (heat wise) if I compare by WEIGHT. Scientific study seem to confirm
> that wood is around 8000 BTUs per pound regardless of species. Burn
> SPEED does vary, I think, but that is harder to tell since shape is
> also a huge component to that. What in particular have you noticed?
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Corwyn
>
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