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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an affordable way to heat homes and businesses. They also help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.

For efficient combustion for efficient burning, it is crucial to use seasoned wood. Wood that is not seasoned or green has a higher moisture content and can cause creosote accumulation, which can affect performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and offer a very eco-friendly and energy efficient way to heat your home. However, the typical design of OWBs, which encourages the slow and cooler burning, results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, and particulates. These unburned fuels could lead to health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Furthermore the visible plume of smoke that OWBs produce could cause neighbors to voice their concerns and result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This type of public relations issue can have a serious impact on the value of your property and could even result in your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves has a line of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to improve the efficiency of combustion and produce a smokeless, clean burn. This is accomplished by using a negative pressure air system that draws fresh, dry, hot, filtered air in from the bottom of the boiler and then pushes it back out through the chimney at a much greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished by a unique design which uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

When used properly correctly, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can achieve the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% for a cleaner, smokeless fire that consumes less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is crucial to burn only clean, seasoned and dry wood to increase the performance of your OWB. It is recommended to prepare your wood burning fireplace for a minimum of six months or one year before burning it. This will result in an efficient and clean burn.

In addition to maximizing the efficiency of your wood stove it is also possible to increase the efficiency of your wood burner by performing an "dry burn" every week. This method eliminates creosote accumulation, makes your boiler efficient and extends its life span. By affixing a creosote-removing stick to your stove every time you fill it, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you need to use. This product is available at Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood burning stove can be very dirty due to burnt soot particles. They are difficult to remove so make sure you clean any buildup that may be on your stove's glass immediately. In the event that the soot is not removed, it will harden and be even more difficult to get off. Using the right cleaners for the job is essential however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the surface of the glass with anything that could scratch it. This could lead to an area of weakness that could break glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood burner it is important to ensure that it's not lit and completely cool. Make sure that you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from spilling and staining surfaces.

It can take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be completed, based on the quality of the wood you choose to use. The wood that has been properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the material that accumulates on your chimney, which reduces efficiency and posing an hazard for fire. If you're using unseasoned wood or are just beginning a fire in your outdoor fireplace, it's recommended to open the lower backdoor and scoop the the ashes into a non-combustible container every week.

A sediment flush should be performed on your boiler every four years. This involves a simple five-second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any debris that has accumulated inside the system, and will ensure that your boiler is in good operating condition.

Once you have done the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's important to cover the stove's area with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear protective eyewear and gloves. Also, you should have a shovel, a metal ash container and an instrument for scraping. To safeguard the refractory, you should lay down a cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away ash and coal deposits.

Easy to Operate

Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' "it" trends, together with mullet hairstyles) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are frequently misunderstood. In contrast to their EPA-approved counterparts, popular wood stoves which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these boilers have more fire and emit more smoke when operating. Some local governments restrict or prohibit their use.

OWBs are great to heat homes with a high insulation level. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a source of complaint with neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. In order for OWBs to operate properly they must be operated using dry wood with low moisture content. The use of unseasoned or green wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote to build up and may cut down the life of the burner. A moisture meter can help you determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) employ three steps that uses more of the available energy in the wood, resulting in a lesser amount of smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs and are suitable for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry and seasoned wood. The majority of wood can be seasoned in one year. Oak and other tough trees could take up to two years to mature. This is due to a lower amount of water and a higher density. This allows them to hold heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great resources for homeowners to learn how to burn wood efficiently to minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

modern wood burning stove outdoor wood stoves have been designed to be eco-friendly. Unlike indoor wood burning stove wood burners that generate significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn efficiently and without the creation of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to produce the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require significantly less maintenance than Indoor Wood Burner wood burners and are more accommodating when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. Outdoor wood burners are only suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or seasoned. Certain kinds of wood can last for up to a year. It is essential to utilize a moisture gauge to determine the amount of water of your wood prior to loading.

During operation it is important to check the system regularly for the accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion that can build up in the flue and chimney if it is not cleaned on a regular basis. It can be eliminated using a creosote removal solution that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will remove dangerous creosote, and boost efficiency.

In order to achieve 99% combustion efficiency, Crown Royal Stoves designed an innovative air flow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification. This technology is used in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and force all the gases through an insulated secondary combustion chamber that is surrounded by water and easy-to-clean Turbulators. The result is a smokeless, pollution-free burning.