Comments on: Firewood BTU Ratings http://worldforestindustries.com Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:37:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joe http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Joe Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:22:09 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-479 I split wood for resteraunts to cook with, the wood is generally split very small about 1.5"x1.5" what kind of seasoning time do I need to properly season the wood and what is the ash or cresote content after burning I split wood for resteraunts to cook with, the wood is generally split very small about 1.5″x1.5″ what kind of seasoning time do I need to properly season the wood and what is the ash or cresote content after burning

]]> By: gordon http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-473 gordon Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:56:32 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-473 what is the btu rating for alder? what is the btu rating for alder?

]]> By: neddy yeti http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-445 neddy yeti Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:17:22 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-445 Hi Mike- From my experience: Dry firewood won't rot- the decay agents (micro-organisms mainly) need H20 to work. Keep it dry, and it'll last "forever"...like the lumber that is in a house. Ground contact is especially lethal. I have some dry firewood that was cut & split 7+ years ago, and it burns great! Hi Mike-

From my experience:
Dry firewood won’t rot- the decay agents (micro-organisms mainly) need H20 to work.
Keep it dry, and it’ll last “forever”…like the lumber that is in a house.
Ground contact is especially lethal.
I have some dry firewood that was cut & split 7+ years ago, and it burns great!

]]> By: Bearclaw http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Bearclaw Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:51:33 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-437 from what i have learned about seasoned hard wood, the better seasoned the wood is the better heat it provides. Good quality hardwoods will easly survive 4 years and will be a premium burn at that age. but it will need to be stacked off the ground and have the top covered. I lay plywood across the top of my stacks. if it is stacked on the ground, it will rot and quickly become an idea bug habitat. I leave the sides of my stacks open so the air can blow through the wood and dry it out. from what i have learned about seasoned hard wood, the better seasoned the wood is the better heat it provides. Good quality hardwoods will easly survive 4 years and will be a premium burn at that age. but it will need to be stacked off the ground and have the top covered. I lay plywood across the top of my stacks. if it is stacked on the ground, it will rot and quickly become an idea bug habitat. I leave the sides of my stacks open so the air can blow through the wood and dry it out.

]]> By: mike marcus http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-435 mike marcus Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:40:26 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-435 How long does it take for cut and stacked hardwood to lose its heating efficiency? I have 10 cords of oak and beach cut and stacked, thanks to Hurricane Irene. I burn about 2 cords a season, will the wood start to rot before I get a chance to burn it? How long does it take for cut and stacked hardwood to lose its heating efficiency? I have 10 cords of oak and beach cut and stacked, thanks to Hurricane Irene. I burn about 2 cords a season, will the wood start to rot before I get a chance to burn it?

]]> By: Mark http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Mark Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:28:03 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-431 Mike, BTU rating of a material is usually the material itself and it's theoretical rating (average). I think what you're looking for is the "efficiency" of those two devices. . .if it was 90% then you would multiply the theoretical average by .9 to get the "ideal" output for that device with a specific wood type Mike,
BTU rating of a material is usually the material itself and it’s theoretical rating (average). I think what you’re looking for is the “efficiency” of those two devices. . .if it was 90% then you would multiply the theoretical average by .9 to get the “ideal” output for that device with a specific wood type

]]> By: Barbara Cline http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Barbara Cline Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:18:45 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-429 Hello and thanks for your helpful website. Do you have btu info for grape trunk wood? We have a vineyard and are planning to burn trunks- they are very dense and appear to be a good candidate for firewood. Hello and thanks for your helpful website. Do you have btu info for grape trunk wood? We have a vineyard and are planning to burn trunks- they are very dense and appear to be a good candidate for firewood.

]]> By: double h http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-425 double h Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:36:22 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-425 Really dry almond is around 3500, slightly seasoned pushing 4000, no idea wet (other than very heavy). Really dry almond is around 3500, slightly seasoned pushing 4000, no idea wet (other than very heavy).

]]> By: admin http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-417 admin Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:48:24 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-417 The BTU ratings are the amount of energy in the wood. It has nothing to do with what it would be burned in. The BTU ratings are the amount of energy in the wood. It has nothing to do with what it would be burned in.

]]> By: mike marcus http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-btu-ratings/comment-page-1/#comment-416 mike marcus Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:18:47 +0000 http://worldforestindustries.com/?page_id=140#comment-416 Are these BTU ratings based on burning in a fireplace or free-standing woodstove? Are these BTU ratings based on burning in a fireplace or free-standing woodstove?

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