Moisture content?

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moterhead3

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Oct 13, 2007
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Bethel Twp PA
Whats a good moisture reading for firewood? I do instrumentation by trade so I could't resist buying a moisture meter. I'm getting readings as low as 11% on 2 yr old walnut, to 39% on fresh cut,(dead tree) maple. Wondering what's the max moisture reading for wood that I should burn?
 
With the meter, you could do some experiments and you will find that below 20% is good. Anything above that is a problem and too dry burns too fast.
 
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