Harry K wrote:
wrote:
Are these full, honest cords of wood? 2-tons each, air-dried? 128 cu.
ft. each?
That's one huge amount of wood to be packing into a house, by any of
the means suggested.
You might be well-served by sealing and insulating the house, and
installing efficient (read also, clean) wood-burner(s). Then the wood
could also sit longer, and dry further.
Lower temps, and zoning help a lot, too.
HTH,
J
I burn around 6 cord a year. One armful at a time or a barrow full it
all comes into the house eventually. Curious here. Where did you get
2 tons per cord? AFAIK the specifications of a cord do not mention
weight. While all wood has approx the same BTU per pound, the weight
per cord will vary all over the place.
Harry K
2 tons per cord is a pretty standard estimate.
Soft woods are around 30 pounds/ cubic foot and
hard woods are around 40 pound/cubic foot.
So 30 x 128 = 3840, and 40 x 128 = 5120 and you
have variables of water content and air space.
Air space is likely to range from 10 to 20 percent
and so is water.
4000 pounds (2 tons) per cord is a reasonable
estimate.