On Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:30:24 PM UTC-7, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/23/2014 4:53 PM, philo wrote:
Do you stack the wood on a rack, keep it off the ground and cover it
with a tarpaulin while it seasons? That enhances moisture removal so
it burns more efficiently, less smoke, and better BTU.

Absolutely right


I've seen people stock a fire box inside
the house, near the wood stove. The heat
from the stove helps dry the wood, and
also slightly humidify the house.

Air for the stove is brought in through a 3" pipe from outside the house.
The top of the chimney is about a foot above the highest part of the roof.
The wood I burn is stacked in a covered shed open on three sides, off the
ground, for about a year or longer.

Your suggestion of stacking wood inside the house is a good one. I do that
to some extent but I don't have room for very much wood.