Charcoal pit 9x9, not all firewood converted

[Rejgnar]

Hi there,

I have created a charcoal pit of 9x9 block with 1 block depth. Fully filled and totally closed it up with earth blocks. Two rows of firewood did not turn into charcoal. Any Ideas why?

Regards, Rej

[Tridente]

Can you take a screenshot?

[ApacheTech]

The range is a 5 block radius from the firepit. If you place the firepit at the top then the maximum size is 11x11x6. To make the absolute maximum size charcoal pit of 11x11x11, you'd have to set the firepit in the direct centre of the pile, in position 6,6,6, so that the 5 radius hits every Firewood pile, light the fire, and then quickly stack more wood on top, until it forms the full amount, and then place a solid block on top.

[redram]

21 hours ago, Rejgnar said:

I have created a charcoal pit of 9x9 block with 1 block depth. Fully filled and totally closed it up with earth blocks. Two rows of firewood did not turn into charcoal. Any Ideas why?

As Apache said, when creating charcoal pits larger than 6x6, you can't place the firepit on the edge or in a corner, or else it won't reach everywhere.  The important thing is not that the pit be of some certain dimensions, but that all the firewood piles be within a 5 block radius from the firepit itself.

[Rejgnar]

Ok rhe firepit was not in the center appearently. I have redone it and this time it worked