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Moisture content - kindling

  • 05-03-2016 9:41pm
    #1
    mufc1993
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Hi

    Just wondering what is a good moisture content for kindling? Got offered a load of timber at 20% MC, not sure how good that is (don't usually measure MC, just go by feel!) Thanks.


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  • #2
    TopTec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭TopTec


    Bit high for kindling, but wouldn't take much to dry out. My stoves burn wood at 18% -20% although there are one or two on the forum who burn at a higher MC. I always have a small pile of fresh kindling alongside the stove ready... dry as a bone when it is used.

    TT


  • #3
    wayoutwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭wayoutwest


    Kindling should be more like 12 or 14% M.C. Getting your stove up to a hot operating temperature quickly means less smoke and chimney deposits. I like using a lot of kindling on top of a mountain of scrunched-up newspaper balls -an instant roaring inferno in about 20 seconds-quicker than firelighters and cheaper too.


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