University Daily Kansan, February 11, 1981 Page 7 Wood becoming popular fuel By KARI ELLIOTT Staff Reporter Wood is as dependable as next year's growing season. Neither wars in the Middle East nor utility rate increases affect its supply and cost. A wood shortage is possible, but distribution is a bigger problem, Davis said. Because of this, more people are using wood to heat their homes, Randy Davis of Woodstoves Inc. said. "Transportation of wood is difficult because of its size and weight," he said. Since Lawrence is in a rural area, local residents are not faced with a wood shortage, he said. However, it might burden to burn the right kind of wood. "Hardwoods will burn longer and give out more heat," he said. "The best local firewood is Osage orange or hedgewood. In fact, it's so dense and produces so much heat, you have to be careful when burning it." Other hardwoods are oak, locust and hickory. Pine and elm are softer and have lower heating values. When buying firewood, it is better to get seasoned wood because it produces more heat than green-wood. "Seasoned logs should have fractures and cracks on the cut ends," he said. "It takes about 12 to 18 months to season hardwood." GREENWOOD has more moisture in it so it doesn't burn as cleanly. "Burning greenwood also builds up the croccate in the chimney," he said. "We seen chimneys plugged with towels because we needed because the owner used greenwood." Cresoteis is a natural by-product of the wood's incomplete combustion. It looks like molasses and in its later stages may become a highly flammable shellac-like coating in the chimney. Although a roaring fireplace looks warm, it is an inefficient way of heating. Davis said. "The fireplace is a minus 5 percent to plus 5 percent efficient," he said. Most of the fire's heat goes up on Franklin stoves and Franklin stoves are only 20 percent HOWEVER, AIRTIGHT wood-stoves improve the efficiency of woodburning. efficient." "Actually, they are impossible to be totally airtight," he said. "The stoves are more like sealed boxes." The Scandinavians, who are famous for their airight stoves, were concerned with burning effervescent salt and limited supply of wood, Davis sai14 Dovre Foundry makes one of the Norwegian wood stoves. "The Dove stove is 80 percent efficient because it has two tiers of baffled arches above the box," Davis said. "These arches keep the smoke in the stove longer, trapping the heat." ALSO, THE NORWEGIANS add art to their woodstoves. "The Dove has the story of "Billy Goat Gruff" in relief on the stove's sides." Davis said. An important consideration in buying any woodstove is safety, he said. "Radiant stoves emil heat from all sides, while the convection stove has a protective jacket," he said. By BRAD STERTZ Staff Reporter Jobless bills clear Senate committee The Kansas Senate Committee on Labor and Industry yesterday cleared the way for Senate approval of three proposed changes to eligibility for unemployment benefits. State Sen. Bill Morris, chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee, said all three bills were easily approved by the committee. The bills, which were debated yesterday by employers and labor leaders in committee hearings, would disqualify from receiving benefits if they are fired for 'gross misconduct' or refuse to accept a suitable job. Depending on the bill, such workers would also be required to earn on their new jobs from eight to 18 times the weekly benefits missed because of disqualification before re-qualifying for normal unemployment compensation. Under current regulations, those workers would be denied unemployment benefits for seven weeks after they left or were fired. "The most controversial of the three bills," Morris, R-Wichita, said, "seemed to be the one against those who voluntarily quit their jobs. Some people on the committee were concerned that the bills would discriminate against jobs who left their jobs because of things like harassment." Morris said that one senator said he would probably amend the bills when they came up for the final vote in committee. Morris said, "but when we asked him what he planned to do, he said he could not comment because he had not heard all the details of the amendment." Johnston said that he needed to get more information from labor leaders and employers before he would discuss the amendment. "Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Parsons, said he was going to amend the bills." Other members of the committee said they did not know what would be included in the amendment. "When it comes up for final vote," state Sen. Nell H. Aarasmith, R-Philipsburg and vice-chairman of the committee, said. 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