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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burning stoves can be an efficient and cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and aid in a sustainable energy strategy.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Wood that is not seasoned or green may contain more moisture that can cause creosote to build up and decrease performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for a long time and offer a very green and efficient method to heat your home. The typical design of OWBs promotes the slowing of the fire, making it cooler which leads to less efficient combustion and a higher amount of smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can cause health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Additionally, the visible smoke plume OWBs produce could cause neighbors to voice their concerns. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This kind of issue could affect the value of your property, and may lead to your OWB being closed down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a range of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces that are referred to as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to maximize combustion efficiency to ensure a smokeless, clean combustion. This is accomplished by using a negative pressure air system that pulls fresh hot, dry, filtered air in from the bottom of the boiler and then pushes it out through the chimney at a higher rate than conventional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through an innovative design that makes use of a multi-pass, water filled heat exchanger constructed from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB can achieve a 99% combustion rate for a smoke-free and cleaner fire. It requires less wood and produces significantly fewer emission than traditional OWBs. It is crucial to use dry, clean and seasoned small wood burning heater to increase the performance of your OWB. It is recommended to season your wood for six months or one year prior to burning it. This will ensure the most efficient and clean burn.

You can increase the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by executing a weekly "dry burn". This technique eliminates creosote buildup, keeps your boiler efficient and extends its life span. 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 need to use. This product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

The soot particles left in the aftermath of burning wood can make a stove appear very dirty. These are very hard to move so if you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, wash them immediately. Any soot that is not eliminated will begin to harden, making it even more difficult. It is essential to select the right cleaners however, you should avoid damaging the glass surface by using anything that can scratch it. This could leave an area of weakness that could break the glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood stove, you should make sure that it's not lit and completely cool. Also, make sure that the area around it is covered with newspaper. This will stop any spillage of ash which could stain and mark surfaces.

Based on the quality of the wood that you select, it can take up to one year for your stove to get properly well-seasoned. Wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will create less creosote. This is the material that accumulates on your chimney, which reduces efficiency and posing a fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned, or just starting a fire in your outdoor fireplace, it's best to open the lower backdoor, and scoop out all the ashes into a nonflammable container every week.

A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years. This is a simple flush of five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will get rid of any sediments that have accumulated up in the system, and will ensure that your boiler runs well.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burning stove for shed burner. Before you begin, it's essential to cover the floor around the stove with newspaper. Wearing protective eyewear and gloves is an excellent idea. You should also have an shovel, a metal ash container and an instrument for scraping. To protect the refractory you should lay down a piece of cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away ash and coal deposits.

Easy to operate

Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' "it" trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are often misunderstood. They are not like the popular EPA wood stoves, which are built to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They are able to produce an increased rate of combustion and produce more smoke. Certain local governments restrict or prohibit their use.

OWBs work best for homes with a high level of insulation. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a source of complaints from neighbors and has led to many OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. For OWBs dry top wood burning stoves with less moisture content is needed to perform properly. Using green or unseasoned wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote accumulation and can reduce the lifespan of the burner. A moisture meter will help you determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers are, on the other hand they employ a three-step procedure which makes use of the energy contained in the wood. This means less smoke. These types of furnaces are far more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a larger variety of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and well-seasoned firewood. Most wood will season within a year, however oak and other hardy species can take two or more years to fully mature. They are less water-based and have a greater density. This allows them to hold heat for longer, thus increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise' website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great sources for homeowners to understand how to efficiently burn wood to minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces have been designed with the environment in mind. Unlike Indoor Wood Burner wood burners that produce significant smoke modern wood burning stove outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the production of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to generate the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners also require significantly less maintenance than indoor wood burners, and are more tolerant when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly seasoned or "cured" wood. Certain types of wood may take up to a full year. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to measure the amount of water present in your wood.

In the course of operation, it is crucial to check the system regularly for creosote accumulation. Creosote is a by-product of combustion, can build up in the flue and chimney when they are not cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated using a special creosote removal product that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations, and increase efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification to achieve 99% combustion efficiency. This technology is utilized in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and force all the gases through an sealed secondary combustion chamber, that is surrounded by water and easy-to-clean turbulators. The result is a smokeless and pollution-free combustion.