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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor contemporary wood burning stoves burners are a cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and aid in a sustainable energy strategy.

To ensure efficient burning it is essential to use seasoned wood burning stoves on sale. Unseasoned or green wood can have a higher moisture content which can cause creosote to build up and decrease performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for years and are an extremely energy efficient and environmentally friendly method to heat your home. The typical design of OWBs favors the slowing of the fire, making it cooler which leads to less efficient combustion, and more smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can lead to health problems, fire hazards and degrade the environment.

Moreover the visible smoke produced by OWBs can cause neighbors to complain and result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This kind of public relations issue could have a serious impact on the value of your property and may even result in your OWB being shut 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 increase the efficiency of combustion for a clean, smoke-free combustion. This is achieved by using a negative pressure air system that pulls fresh hot, dry and filtered air from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it back out through the chimney at a more rapid rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through an exclusive design that uses a multi-pass water filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used, when used correctly, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can attain a 99% combustion efficiency for a cleaner, smokeless fire that uses less wood and produces less carbon dioxide than traditional OWBs. To enhance the effectiveness of your OWB it is essential to only burn dry, clean, and indoor wood burner seasoned wood. It is recommended that you prepare your wood for six months or one year prior to burning it. This will ensure an efficient and clean burn.

You can improve the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by executing each week a "dry burn". This method helps to eliminate creosote accumulation, makes your boiler efficient and extends its lifespan. By affixing a creosote-removing stick 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 at Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. They are difficult to get rid of so make sure you remove any buildup from your stove's glass immediately. If the soot isn't removed, it will become hard, making it even more difficult to remove. It is crucial to choose the right cleaner, but you should also avoid damaging the glass surface by using anything that can scratch it. This could result in a weak point that will shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood stove, it is important to ensure that it is not lit and completely cool. Be sure that you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will stop the ash from leaking and staining surfaces.

Depending on the quality of the wood you use, it can take up to a year for your stove to get properly and seasoned. The wood that is treated with a seasoned finish will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the material that builds up on your chimney, reducing efficiency and creating an hazard for fire. If you're using unseasoned wood or you're just starting an outdoor fire fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor, and indoor wood burner scoop out all the ashes into a nonflammable container every week.

A sediment flush should be performed on your boiler every four years. This is a quick five-second flush from the bottom drain valve of your boiler. This will remove any accumulation of sediment within the system and help keep your boiler in top working condition.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the area around the stove with newspaper. It is also beneficial to wear protective eyewear and gloves. Also, you should have a metal ash container, a scraping tool and a shovel. You can use a cloth for an insulator to protect the refractory as you scrape away coal and ash deposits.

Simple to Operate

Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' "it" trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also known as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are frequently misunderstood. They are different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are built to burn at low temperatures and run continuously. They have a higher rate of fire and produce more smoke. Some local governments restrict or ban their use.

OWBs work best for homes with a high level of insulation. The visible, smoldering smoke is also a cause of complaint with neighbors, and has led to numerous OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. In order for OWBs to operate properly they should be operated with dry small wood burning heater with a low moisture content. Using green or unseasoned wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote to build up and may cut down the life of the burner. Drying wood can take time and an instrument to measure moisture is essential for every homeowner.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers however utilize a three-step process that utilizes more of the energy in the very small wood burner. This means less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs, and can be used for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and seasoned firewood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, but oak and other species with a hardy structure can require two years or more to fully mature. This is because they have lower water content and denser mass. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about how to burn wood efficiently, thereby reducing pollution to the air.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces are constructed with the environment in mind. Unlike indoor Wood burner wood burners that generate significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the release of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also require less wood to provide the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance than indoor wood burners and are more forgiving in regards to the moisture content of the wood. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly prepared or "cured" wood. Certain types of wood may last for up to a year. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to measure the amount of water contained in your wood.

During operation, it is important to periodically inspect the system for creosote build up. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion that can build up in the chimney and flue when it is not cleaned frequently. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote-removing product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations, and increase efficiency.

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