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DeerFlyHater t1_ir18yli wrote

Is it an outdoor wood boiler, or a stove in your house?

If a wood boiler, those things are pretty forgiving on what they'll burn. You don't necessarily need to splurge for kiln dried this late in the season.

If the stove, u/oper8orAF is spot on with getting things cleaned/inspected. Heck, you should do that with the wood boiler anyways.

Also look into chimney fire extinguishers such as Chimfex. Those things work.

For next year, consider getting your wood in late spring. That way it will have the whole summer to dry out a bit. Note that some species such as oak can take a couple years after being split to get down below 20% moisture content.

Can't help you out on wood in that area, sorry.

Check out r/firewood one of these days.

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Dave___Hester OP t1_ir1ayhs wrote

It's in my garage, and sorry, I'm not really sure of the distinction between a wood boiler or stove. It doesn't look like one that you'd see in someone's living room, it looks more like a furnace and the heat gets pumped to vents in the house. I do plan on having it inspected and cleaned since I'm not sure the last time it was even used.

Noted about ordering green wood earlier in the year, I'll be more prepared next time, just had a lot going on after closing on the house in July.

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-RYknow t1_ir2fykz wrote

For what it's worth, it might be wise to have the inspection done prior to getting wood delivered and all that. May end up with a bunch of wood you can't use because you need to get your chimney lined or something before it's safe to use.

*Speaking as someone who just had an inspection and found that the chimney wasn't safe to use... and had to have it lined to the sum of around $4k.

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Dave___Hester OP t1_ir2k78c wrote

Yeah good point. Is there any risk in having the wood delivered and if it turns out I can't use it, having it sit in my backyard until next year? I still have a fire pit that I'll be using too, but if there's a reason the wood can't sit out for that long, I'll definitely hold off on ordering until I'm sure I'll be able to use it.

>and had to have it lined to the sum of around $4k.

Oh wow, I wouldn't have guessed it would be so expensive.

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-RYknow t1_ir2qzgn wrote

Yeah, it was expensive, but it was all stainless, and everything is expensive these days.

No harm in letting the wood sit if you had to. It will dry out more and be ok to burn the following year.

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