Summers Heat 50-SHSSW01 User Manual

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Newly‐cutlogscanhaveamoisturecontent(MC)of80%ormore,dependingonspecies.

Sincewoodshrinks,andcanalsosplit,twistorotherwisechangeshapeasitdries,most

woodisdriedbeforebeingused.Airdrying,or‘seasoning,’isthemostcommonmethod

usedforcordwood.InmostpartsoftheUnitedStates,theminimummoisturecontent

thatcanbegenerallyobtainedinairdryingisabout12to15percent.Mostair‐dried

materialisusuallycloserto20percentmoisturecontentwhenused

 Totestyourfirewood,simplypushthepinsintothewoodandwaitforareading.

Remember,don'tjuststickthemeterintotheendsofyourfirewood.Togetthemost

accuratereading,splitthewoodandtestthecenter.Thecenterofthelogwillcontainthe

mostmoisture.

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HowFarShouldIDriveNon‐InsulatedPinsintoWood?

 Tofulldepthifpossible.However,atmoisturelevelsbelow10%,itisusuallysufficientto

makegood,positivecontactwiththewood.Athigherlevelsofmoistureandespeciallyif

youhaveasteepgradient,fullpenetrationisamust.

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Summers Heat 50-SHSSW01 2000-sq ft Heating Area Firewood Stove