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Post by annon99 on Feb 13, 2018 12:13:45 GMT 1
Does anyone know anything about seasoning logs before burning?
I know already that we're supposed to leave them for years to season, and that if we don't they hiss, they bubble and line our flues with combustible resin, before burning the house down....
So what goes on during the seasoning? The logs lose the H2O but what about the resin/sap? Does the resin/sap contain H2O and when it, the H20, has gone the resin/sap is harmless and burns clean away?
I ask because I don't want to wait years for the seasoning. How about if I cover the pile of logs with clear plastic and let it cook in the sun - "kiln-dried"? No such half-cock question can be answered until we know, as a scientific fact, what happens during seasoning - and why it takes so long..... |
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Post by annon99 on Feb 20, 2018 10:10:35 GMT 1
.... I can't believe that there have been over 30 viewers of this thread and that not one of them has anything to say...
The viewing numbers must be swelled by 'spiders', clever programs designed to harvest information for their own ends, while not contributing....
And there's me trying to connect with other human beings. Why do I wonder that I'm better off never leaving the house, never trying to connect, battening down the hatches and loving my dog? |
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Post by littlemouse on Feb 20, 2018 17:47:47 GMT 1
Why would I reply when I have no idea to the answer to your question? Of course I could make something up if you wanted me to.
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Post by annon99 on Feb 20, 2018 20:00:29 GMT 1
No, littlemouse, I wouldn't want you to make something up on this occasion...
Wasn't complaining about the lack of replies but making the observation that when I post I'm probably connecting with 'spiders' most of the time... |
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Post by annon99 on May 14, 2018 20:37:49 GMT 1
It's not possible that spiders alone are reading this thread.
There exists in France a motley crew of Brits who may be variously described as 'alternative', eco-warriors, tree-huggers, long-haired layabouts, bums, losers, hippies, pseudo-intellectuals and basket cases. Without mentioning retired teachers living on fat pensions, and who are very intelligent indeed....
To all of these highly marginalised groups this topic is addressed. Not the spiders.
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