Local Actions firewood business consulting, where hot fire remains

Studded with winter temperatures last Lubbock, home heating business sweeps wood helping people to keep warm.

Chimney sweeps and local entrepreneurs firewood once the cold weather starts to settle, he said their chimneys must be cleaned quickly and remember Lubbockites sold start firewood. Those who keep in business a home warm common tips on how, what can choose the best firewood and how to keep it clean chimneys to prevent unwanted fires.

Most of the wood sold in Lubbock includes Oak, Pecan, Mesquite pinyon and ponderosa pine. Loggers Firewood transport timber southern and eastern Texas and Ruidoso, New Mexico.

"I try to use dry wood, well in my destiny to keep all the time," said Mark Lee, owner of the plant market slides. "I've always oak, pecan, mesquite and pine."

Read the entire market sold firewood plant year slide, located at 5214 FM 41. Despite wood during the summer for local chefs to sell, said Lee selling firewood select a time, the forecasts of meteorological services local in cold weather.

"It's one of those things that the cold hits every bit of wood is to get even, to fight," he said. "I try, people come early and not what gets in the crisis is going on."

Phil Henricks, High Plains wood entrepreneurs said that it took for him in his shop in 10116 CR 6740th

"We are proactive people to fill soon the" Henricks said. "Then we have a lot more calls always predict winter temperatures or freezing."

Henricks said it is important for buyers local wood dry to buy firewood home.

"What we think is spiced everything that is below 20 percent water content," Hendricks said. "Anything above that is considered green Freshly cut wood has a moisture content of more than 50 percent in it green wood burning, the accumulation in the fire generated which could cause a fire, the chimney -... If you stay away from him and a good dry wood to get "

Allen Bradley with fireplace Tech in 4508 110th St., agrees with Henricks, saying the worst of firewood in a fireplace Mesquite wood and costs.

"The only wood would burn not recommended, especially in a factory chimney is Mesquite - it's really hot burning" Allen "Otherwise, he said, no matter what kind of wood, while the wood curing .. more moisture (wood) is slower, the slower burn the release of smoke and soot and creosote that is. If cured wood burns hotter and better. desmoking warmer and better. "

Allen said he had a clean chimney important to prevent unwanted fires is. He said most Lubbockites at the end of September schedule a cleaning, but many are waiting for the cold weather returns.

"You see a report that we had a cold snap coming so they think," Oh, I did not clean my house, you better do it now. "Said Allen." I plan the first week in January now. The No. 1 thing we do is check the fire safety and make sure that the box mortar is good, no problems with the fireplace or crown. How to clean the interior and to rise and remove soot. it is actually causing the cooling of the flue gases creosote on the sides, and get just because it is a clean fuel for the fire. "

Lee said, shopping for firewood should also pay attention to the ends of the stems and make sure that it is splitting. This is a sign of newspapers lose moisture.

"Every time the bark begins to separate the wood, is another good indicator of the wood is obtained and is ready to burn, and burning constantly," he said.

Lee said, the longest oak pine burn burn quickly, but creating crackle, pop and a hot fire. And pecan and mesquite solve a pleasant smell.

Henricks recommends that customers different firings are mixed: "The mix is ​​good sometimes," he said. "The mixture of pine wood is always a good idea - .. Thus, you can get the fire going well and you will have to keep the oak as Pinon fire is one that people like the smell, he is the one that causes odor and you feels as if you were in the mountains. "

Allen said chimneys not need to be cleaned every year, depending on the amount of burning wood.

"The burning habits of each person are different," he said. "I would (after cleaning) recommend a cord on a cord and a half. There are people who take up a quarter of cable per year and you do not need to be cleaned. Some people two ropes is burning a year, then really need be cleaned. This will help to prevent unwanted fires. "

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