Specifications

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12 Solution3.4InstallationandOperationManual
3 FUEL
3.1 MATERIALSTHATSHOULDNOTBEBURNED
• GARBAGEOFANYKIND,
• COALORCHARCOAL,
• TREATED,PAINTEDORCOATEDWOOD,
• PLYWOODORPARTICLEBOARD,
• FINEPAPER,COLOREDPAPERORCARDBOARD,
• SALTWATERDRIFTWOOD
• MANUFACTUREDLOGSCONTAININGWAXORCHEMICALADDITIVES
• RAILROADTIES
• LIQUIDSSUCHASKEROSCENEORDIESELFUELTOSTARTAFIRE
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3.2 HOWTOPREPAREORBUYGOODFIREWOOD
3.2.1 WHATISGOODFIREWOOD?
Goodfirewood has been cut tothe correct lengthforthewood fire, split to a  rangeof sizes and
stackedintheopenuntilitsmoisturecontentisreducedto15to20percent.
3.2.2 TREESPECIES
The tree species the firewood is produced
 from is less important than its moisture content. The
maindifferenceinfirewoodfromvarioustreespeciesisthedensityofthewood.Hardwoodssuch
asgums,Manukaorironbarkaredenserthansoftwoods.Hardwoodwillproducelong‐lastingcoal
bedscombinedtomoreheatandlongerburncycles.
Old,leakycastironwoodfireswouldn’t holdafireovernightunlesstheywerefedlargepiecesof
hardwood. That is no longer true. You can succ essfully heat your home by using  less wood and
givetheforestabreakatthesametime.
3.2.3 LOGLENGTH
Logsshouldbecut
about25mm(1”)shorterthanthefireboxsotheyfitineasily.Piecesthatare
slightly too long makeloading the  woodfire very difficult. The mostcommon standard length of
firewoodis400mm(16”).