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The wood used as fuel is a type of bioenergy using wood biomass heating a real source of energy considered renewable.
The size of logs to use in your home fireplace is set by the manufacturer of your wood heater. The advantages of wood cut into small size are the drying time of the wood that will be faster and the volume because they take up less space.
A dry firewood: must contain a gross humidity between 15 and 25%, and is perfect for immediate use. Firewood-dry: must contain a moisture content between 25 and 35%, which is why it is advisable to let it dry at least 6 months prior to use for less than 25 humidity %, and make significant savings because the combustion is perfect and complete in the foyer of your fireplace, insert or stove.
The risks of using wet wood and dirt flue and down the performance of your fireplace or wood stove. Timber with wet heat treatment, part of the energy is wasted timber for draining water during combustion. The choice of species of wood is important because it will contribute to the proper functioning of your heater.
- The oak, hornbeam and beech by their high density, quality of smoldering embers and make this an ideal energy fuel for wood heating.
- The softwoods such as pine, spruce and Douglas have an average density of coals and a little fast for heating wood combustion.
- The soft woods like maple birch and aspen have a low density and burn rapidly it is essentially a timber used to serve as kindling.
It is best to buy wood from sustainably managed forests you contribute to good forest management
The size of logs to use in your home fireplace is set by the manufacturer of your wood heater. The advantages of wood cut into small size are the drying time of the wood that will be faster and the volume because they take up less space.
A dry firewood: must contain a gross humidity between 15 and 25%, and is perfect for immediate use. Firewood-dry: must contain a moisture content between 25 and 35%, which is why it is advisable to let it dry at least 6 months prior to use for less than 25 humidity %, and make significant savings because the combustion is perfect and complete in the foyer of your fireplace, insert or stove.
The risks of using wet wood and dirt flue and down the performance of your fireplace or wood stove. Timber with wet heat treatment, part of the energy is wasted timber for draining water during combustion. The choice of species of wood is important because it will contribute to the proper functioning of your heater.
- The oak, hornbeam and beech by their high density, quality of smoldering embers and make this an ideal energy fuel for wood heating.
- The softwoods such as pine, spruce and Douglas have an average density of coals and a little fast for heating wood combustion.
- The soft woods like maple birch and aspen have a low density and burn rapidly it is essentially a timber used to serve as kindling.
It is best to buy wood from sustainably managed forests you contribute to good forest management