To burn fresh-cut firewood in a wood-burning stove or fireplace, you’d first have to boil off all that water. That doesn’t make for very efficient heating.
Released January 21, 2010
ATHENS, Ga. – Safe, energy-efficient home heating fires begin with the right kind of firewood.
If you're in the market for firewood, keep in mind that when firewood is first cut, 40 percent to 50 percent of its weight comes from water. One fresh-cut cord, or 128 cubic feet, of oak can contain enough water to fill five and a half 55-gallon drums.
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