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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burning stoves are a cost-effective way to heat homes and businesses. They also help reduce dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels and contribute to a resilient energy strategy.

For efficient combustion, it is important to use seasoned wood. Green or unseasoned wood has a higher moisture content and may cause creosote buildup which reduces performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and provide an energy efficient and environmentally friendly way to heat your home. However, the typical design of OWBs, which encourages a slow, cooler fire, results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote and particulates. These unburned fuels could cause health issues and fire hazards. They also degrade the environment.

Additionally, the visible smoke plume that OWBs emit can make neighbors angry and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This kind of public relations issue could be a significant impact on the value of your property, and could even lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces called the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to boost the efficiency of combustion for a clean, smokeless burning. This is accomplished by using a negative pressure air system that draws fresh hot, dry clean air in from the bottom of the boiler and pushes it out of the chimney at a greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through an innovative design that utilizes a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

When properly utilized when properly used, When properly used, the Pristine Series OWB can achieve an efficiency of 99% for a smoke-free and cleaner fire. It uses less wood and produces significantly fewer emission than traditional OWBs. To maximize your OWB's performance it is crucial to burn only clean, seasoned, dry wood. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or more prior to burning is recommended. It helps ensure a smoother, more energy efficient burn.

You can boost the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by executing each week a "dry burn". This method lowers the amount of creosote in your home, increases boiler efficiency and extends the life of your boiler. By adding a stick for removing creosote to your stove every time you fill it up, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote you use. The product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. These are very hard to move so if you notice any spots of buildup on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. Otherwise the soot will harden and be even more difficult to get off. It's important to select the right cleaners however, you should avoid damaging the glass surface with anything that could scratch it. This could leave a weak spot that will break the glass if it's exposed to extreme temperatures.

Be sure to let your wood stove cool completely before cleaning it. Also, ensure that the area around it is covered with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from spreading and staining surfaces.

It can take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be complete, depending on the quality of the wood you choose to use. Wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn better and will produce less creosote. This is the material that builds up on your chimney, decreasing its efficiency and creating an hazard for fire. If you're using wood that's not seasoned, or just starting a fire in your outdoor fireplace, it's recommended to open the lower backdoor and scoop the all the ashes into a nonflammable container every week.

A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years.  very small wood burner  involves a simple five-second flush from the drain valve of your boiler. This will eliminate any debris that has accumulated inside the system and ensure that your boiler is in good functioning condition.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, make sure to cover the area around the stove with newspaper. Wearing gloves and eye protection is an excellent idea. You should also have a ash canister made of metal along with a scraping tool as well as a shovel. You can use a cloth as an insulator to protect the refractory as you remove ash and coal deposits.

Simple to Operate

Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' "it" trends, together with mullet hairstyles) outdoor wood boilers, also known 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 units use more fire and emit more smoke when they operate. This is why some local governments regulate or ban their use.

OWBs are best suited to homes that have high levels of insulation. The visible, smoldering smoke can also be a source of complaint with neighbors and has resulted in numerous OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. To allow OWBs to function properly, they should be operated with dry wood that has low moisture content. The use of unseasoned or green wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote accumulation and can cut down the life of the burner. A moisture gauge will allow you determine the time it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize three steps that uses more of the available energy from the wood and results in less smoke. These kinds of furnaces are much more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a greater range of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry and seasoned firewood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, however oak and other species with a hardy structure may require two years or more to fully mature. This is due to lower water content and denser mass. This allows them retain heat for longer, thus increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners understand how to burn wood efficiently in order to reduce air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood stoves have been designed to be environmentally friendly. Modern outdoor wood furnaces do not emit excessive heat or CO2. They also burn cleaner than indoor wood stoves. They also use less wood to produce the same amount heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more accepting of the moisture content of wood than wood burning stoves for indoor use. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or seasoned. Some types of wood can last for up to a year. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to check the amount of water contained in your wood.

When operating, it is essential to check the system regularly to check for accumulation of creosote. Creosote, which is a byproduct of combustion, can build up in the flue and chimney when they are not cleaned regularly. It can be removed by pouring a creosote-removing product into the fire.  small wood burning stove  of the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification to ensure 99% efficiency in combustion. This technology is used in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and push all the gases through an sealed secondary combustion chamber, that is surrounded by water and easy-to-clean Turbulators. The result is a smokeless, pollutant free burning.