Summers Heat 50-SHSSW02 User Manual

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‐ FuelSelection:Onceyourwood‐burningapplianceisproperlyinstalled,buildingan

effectivefirerequiresgoodfirewood(usingtherightwoodintherightamount)andgood

firebuildingpractices.Thefollowingpracticalstepswillhelpyouobtainthebest

efficiencyfromyourwoodstoveorfireplace.

 Seasonwoodoutdoorsthroughthesummerforatleast6monthsbeforeburningit.

Properlyseasonedwoodisdarker,hascracksintheendgrain,andsoundshollowwhen

smackedagainstanotherpieceofwood.

 Storewoodoutdoors,stackedneatlyoffthegroundwiththetopcovered.

 Burnonlydry,well‐seasonedwoodthathasbeensplitproperly.

 Startfireswithnewspaperanddrykindlingasdiscussedearlierinthemanual.

 Burnhotfires.

 Tomaintainproperairflow,regularlyremoveashesfromyourwood‐burningappliance

intoametalcontainerwithacoverandstoreoutdoors.

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MoistureMeterInformation

 Firewoodisreadyat10‐25%moisturecontent.

 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-SHSSW02 2400-sq ft Heating Area Firewood Stove