Talk Green Blog You Hold the Key to Eco-Wise Wood Stove Efficiency
| You Hold the Key to Eco-Wise Wood Stove Efficiency |
| Written by www.morsona.com | |||
| Wednesday, 30 November 2011 09:16 | |||
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When it comes to the environment, even the newest cutting-edge wood stoves need your assistance to achieve energy-efficient, smoke-free performance. The three most important factors that should be considered when installing a wood stove are 1) your chimney design 2) wood quality, and 3) correct operation.
To help wood stove owners maximize heat output in an environmentally-friendly manner, Morsø has created this easy-to-follow wood quality educational video: What's nice about a wood stove is that you can burn many kinds of naturally cut wood to take advantage of your local resources. However, your preferred wood choice must be not be too green, it has to be dry enough to be deemed well-seasoned, with a moisture content of 16-20%. To be precise you may want to purchase a digital moisture meter. The key to wood burning success is planning. Schedule your wood delivery in advance to take advantage of the warm drying summer months. If you are collecting fallen limbs and branches from your property, move them to a dry well ventilated location. Look up the required log length and size in your user manual before cutting, and split to a thickness of no more than 4". Stack and store your wood under a cover in an airy place for 9-18 months. Soft woods may actually take as little as one good hot summer to properly season, whereas harder woods, such as oak and maple, take longer. Never, ever burn waste materials such as cardboard packaging, glossy magazines, or waste wood that has been painted or treated in some way. These wood by-products are likely to contain chemicals that are harmful. Morsø educational videos are conveniently available on YouTube or Facebook to guide wood stove owners with need-to-know tips and green-smart operating techniques: We encourage you to watch all five Morsø educational videos ________________________________________________________________
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