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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2709323" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>can't comment much on buying wood, since rarely have I ever purchased wood and only when I first got started heating with wood. </p><p></p><p>needing truly seasoned wood is a universal requirement of EPA rated stoves. dried one season barely meets the bar for low moisture content. most folks on the wood stove forums are recommending 3 years+ but two seasons seems to do just fine. </p><p></p><p>taking down a dead tree is a quick way to source dry wood. main trunk near ground will still be soaked with moisture, but will dry out quickly. upper standing wood will probably be dry and ready to burn. but be really careful of widow makers above your head when cutting dead trees! safest way to deal with widow makers is to pull down all dead branches above cutting zone. otherwise you don't need to be cutting on that tree. </p><p></p><p>here's my GE Protimeter that measures specific moisture content. this particular model was really designed for house inspection after water damage. it's able to determine moisture content with or without probes. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v186_o0pss_new_DSC05249.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2709323, member: 7629"] can't comment much on buying wood, since rarely have I ever purchased wood and only when I first got started heating with wood. needing truly seasoned wood is a universal requirement of EPA rated stoves. dried one season barely meets the bar for low moisture content. most folks on the wood stove forums are recommending 3 years+ but two seasons seems to do just fine. taking down a dead tree is a quick way to source dry wood. main trunk near ground will still be soaked with moisture, but will dry out quickly. upper standing wood will probably be dry and ready to burn. but be really careful of widow makers above your head when cutting dead trees! safest way to deal with widow makers is to pull down all dead branches above cutting zone. otherwise you don't need to be cutting on that tree. here's my GE Protimeter that measures specific moisture content. this particular model was really designed for house inspection after water damage. it's able to determine moisture content with or without probes. [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/img.photobucket.com_albums_v186_o0pss_new_DSC05249.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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