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Stored firewood in garage 2 years....Still wet?

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  1. MasterMech

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    Stack a small amount in a rack near the fireplace. Just the low relative humidity and a little radiant heat from your fireplace will dry it out quick. Shouldn't take more than a day or two.
     
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    Now that you posted in this thread you can't escape...OH NO now I did it!
     
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    As one of the most off-topic threads here.

    Not for nothing guys but this thing is 24 hours old, already over 8 pages long and at least half of it is about slippers and black socks. I could understand where someone new to the forum seeking information/help would be frustrated. We all have a good time here, and in another thread or the off-topic forum I wouldn't have said a word as nobody did anything "wrong". But let's not scare away the new members before they discover why we're all addicted!

    Carry on.
     
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    Thanks MasterMech it's a little annoying with every other post or picture being slippers and off topic stuff as much as it's been talked about :/ I was just trying to find help I was loving it at first extremely helpful but then slippers and pics started being posted and was like ugh
     
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    Back to topic, that split you have there is really pretty big, smaller splits with your starter piece will be better. Do you have an axe or splitting maul? after it starts ripping you can add big pieces like that.

    Sadly though with our balmy December if i light up tonight ill cook us out of the house..... starting pics to follow tomorrow morning or Sunday mid morning.....

    Until then read this http://woodheat.org/top-down-steps.html its shown in a wood stove but the principle remains the same in you fireplace.
     
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    Yea I have axe so ur saying I should cut a bunch of logs with the axe into "shim" type pieces ?
     
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    I have a fireplace, and have used it since buying this house in 2008. Well, I still have one at this point but it's getting an epa efficient insert put in it tomorrow.

    A lighting trick with a FP is that you need to get a draft up the chimney. That's tough to do with just wood, or even a firestarter brick. Use some paper with twigs, bark or other dry combustibles.
     
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    Exactly. Some shavings, some splinters, some shims, and bigger and bigger until you reach the size of your big splits......

    Your starter logs dont have enough btus to light your big wood up. The kindling will progressively light up and all the while be getting your big splits going.....
     
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    Kindling is your friend. You won't need to waste $ on firestarter of you've got dry tinder.
     
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    Ok
    Now when you say get a draft going first..does that mean light a piece of paper and stick it up the flu ?? And what does that do I hear a lot of people do that
     
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    Everyone get your black socks and slippers on, grab a drink of your choice, and pet your furry four legged buddies!
     
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    We grew up with an open fireplace in addition to a wood stove. My dad would (on the occasion of an exceptionally chilly OAT as the FP was served by an external built masonry chimley) stuff a crumpled piece of newspaper up on the damper and light it, in an attempt to preheat the flue. Never had any smokeback in the living room when he did that. More crumpled NP w/ kindling, then to smaller pieces of wood/branches, then on up to logs- 10 minutes tops to roaring flames, 20 more minutes to sliding the glass closed so as not to roast us out!
    Can't wait to see a pic of yer FP ambiance!:thumbs:
     
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    No, don't do that.

    The paper is solely to get some heat going up the chimney, so the smoke follows it up the chimney and not into your house. Well, that and to help your kindling start.
     
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    It has to do with how the system functions, hot gasses rise, as the lining in your chimney heats up it makes it easier for the hot gasses to keep rising. This concept is what we call draft. The paper should not be IN the chimney. near the chimney opening is good. if you put it in the chimney it may fly out the top while still being lit and catch your roof on fire.....
     
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    Ya I didn't mean actually stick it up there or let it go lol but I catch yall drift
     
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    Pre heating the flue gets warm air in the house to follow a path up the chimney to outside, colder air....
     
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    Not sure if anybody has mentioned testing the wood from both places with a moisture meter? Just to see what you are trying to burn.

    Gary
     
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    I'm curious if your burning on the floor of the fireplace or placing your wood on a grate?
     
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    Grate always
     
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    Awesome.
     
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