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as1126 t1_ite7pzm wrote

Reply to comment by LookingM4FnearUCONN in How do I start a fireplace and not smoke? by LookingM4FnearUCONN

Four seasons outside to dry and very little chance of moss or dampness. Do you buy wood or you have a stack outside?

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LookingM4FnearUCONN OP t1_ite8has wrote

I had a guy dump some huge branches/trunks in my yard and I chopped them up

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jjdiablo t1_itedawx wrote

There’s your problem right there. That wood has too much moisture, and will do nothing but hiss and make lots of smoke. Hold off and burn that wood in 12 months.

If you want to try a fire with the small wood bundles that gas stations sell, you will learn how easy it should be to light a fire. Those bundles are usually kiln dried so they can be burned immediately. Problem is they are like $6-$7 for a few pieces, usually too expensive if you will be burning a lot . But it will be good practice.

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as1126 t1_ite8l34 wrote

Burn them next year. This year, buy some. Keep it off the ground.

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Ordinary_Guitar_5074 t1_ite81x0 wrote

That’s too long. It’s going to start turning to pulp after the first year. I think wood is seasoned after one year.

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as1126 t1_ite8a2v wrote

So four seasons is not one year? What did I miss?

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