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Wood stoves take commitment
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The sales of woodbummg
stoves continue to rise as
more and more home
owners look for ways to
reduce their fuel bills. And,
too, we’d like to cut back on
oil imports. No question
about that.
For those of us who have
invested in a woodbummg
stove or furnace, we learned
quickly that there are some
important considerations.
Beyond the selection of a
stove and its proper installa
tion, there’s a commitment!
Time., care., your energy...
and perhaps a little more
money than originally
budgeted in our planning.
We’ve been spoiled by the
thermostat. A touch of the
finger controlled the
temperature and comfort in
the home.
No so with your new
woodstove. Often located in
the living room, wood has to
be brought m, the firebox
stacked, the damper ad
justed, several tunes a day.
Ash removal is perhaps
every five to seven days.
And, no matter how gently
you handle the shovel, that
super fme dust rises to rest
on your walls, furniture and
books.
And this to say nothing of
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Annville, RDI, PA
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maintaining a supply of
seasoned wood. The demand
for fuelwood ranges now
from one-half to more than a
cord per family per year.
That’s low. Our own
woodstove consumes about
four cords a year, and it’s a
very well-designed air-tight.
We stress seasoned wood,
especially if you have an air
tight stove. Circulation
within these units result in
cooler exhausts, often pro
ducing creosote deposits in
the chimney pipe and flue.
Wood should be cut, split
and stacked under shelter
from rain and snow for eight
months to a year.
If you’re buying fuelwood,
select the best species:
hickory, white oak, apple,
black locust, American
beech are tops best in-
SOMETHING TO
CROW ABOUT-.
LOW
CLASSIFIED
RATES
WITH
EXCELLENT
RESULTS!
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, 1980—D1l-
eludes: white ash, sugar
maple, red oak and black
walnut.
Other good fuelwoods are
black cherry, red and silver
maple.
A pile of wood popular with
some home-owners is 2 feet
high, 2 feet wide, sticks 16 in
ches long. This is 1/24 of a
cord and considered to be the
right size for the trunk of a
car.
If you cut your own
firewood, that’s where the
real commitment comes in.
That means a chain saw,
hauling, and log splitter ren
tal.
The commitment is, again,
time, care and safety, and
money. You should also have
knowledge as to what trees
to cut.
Store wood
with
caution
MEDIA No matter how
carefully you stack and
cover fuel wood, it can still
become infested with wood
boring insects. This should
present no problem, advises
James J. McKeehen,
i Delaware County
| Agricultural Agent, as long
; as the wood is burned within
i a year or two. Caution is
recommended though, about
the amount of seasoned
firewood stored in the home
prior to burning.
If you’re lucky, you may
have a fnend who has a
fence row that he wants
removed. Those old wild
cherries, after eight months
to a year seasoning, burn
really well, and produce a lot
of heat.
A few safety tips to con
sider:
• Only use a chain saw if you
are experienced or have
had instruction in its use
and safety.
• Never go out to cut alone,
always have someone with
you.
• Wear gloves, steel-toed
shoes and appropriate
clothing.
• Two important items for
safety are goggles to pro
tect the eyes and a
woodsman’s helmet to pro
tect head and face from
falling limbs and saw kick- .
back.
• Cutting and hauling wood
is tiring. Don’t over-do it.
Over-exertion can cause
accidents.
Finally, whether it’s your
own cut wood or purchased,
be careful bringing firewood
into the home. A friend stop
ped by the other day. He’s a
certified pesticide applicator
and does a lot of work in
homes in controlling wood
damaging insects.
He warns that it’s easy to
bring carpenter ants into the
home m firewood during the
dead of winter. In splitting
wood recently he found great
numbers and, once in they
pose a threat and are dif
ficult and costly to
eliminate.