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 the dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Green or unseasoned wood burning stove in conservatory has a higher moisture content and may cause creosote that can reduce performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been around for a long time. They are a cost-effective and green method of heating your home. The design of OWBs encourages a slower, cooler fire which results in less efficient combustion, and more smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can lead to health problems as well as fire hazards and deteriorate the surrounding environment.

Furthermore the visible smoke that OWBs emit could cause neighbors to voice their concerns and could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This kind of public relations issue can have a serious impact on the value of your property and could even lead to 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 maximize combustion efficiency and provide smokeless, clean burning. This is accomplished through a negative pressure air system that pulls in fresh, dry heated, filtered air from the bottom, and then pushes it through the chimney much faster than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through a unique design that utilizes a multi-pass, water-filled heat exchanger made from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

When properly used properly, When properly used, the Pristine Series OWB achieves an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner and smoke-free fire. It uses less wood, and produces a lot less emission than traditional OWBs. To maximize the performance of your OWB it is crucial to burn only clean, seasoned, dry wood. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a better energy efficient and efficient burn.

You can boost 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. Additionally, by adding a creosote-removing stick every time you fill your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

The soot particles left in the aftermath of burning wood can make a stove appear very small wood burner dirty. They are difficult to get rid of, so remove any buildup from the glass of your stove as soon as you notice it. Otherwise the soot will get harder and become more difficult to get off. Using the right cleaning products for the job is vital however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the surface of the glass with anything that might scratch it. This could leave a weak spot that could break the glass if it's exposed to extreme 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 any spillage of ash that could stain and mark surfaces.

It could take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be complete, depending on the quality of wood you select. 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 which is able to build up on your fireplace, decreasing its efficiency and creating a potential fire hazard. If you're using unseasoned wood or just beginning a new fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing to do is to open up the back door to the lower part and scoop the ashes into a non-combustible container each week.

It is also recommended to perform a sediment flush on your boiler at a minimum every four years. This is a simple five second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will get rid of any sediments that have accumulated up in the system, and keep your boiler working well.

After you have cleaned the exterior of your woodburning fireplace outside Wood burners It is now time to clean it. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the floor area surrounding the stove with newspaper. It is also beneficial to wear protective eyewear and gloves. You should also have a metal ash container, a scraping tool and shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you need to lay a cloth on it 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, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are often misunderstood. Contrary to the EPA's popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these heaters use a higher fire rate and generate more smoke when they operate. This is why a few local governments regulate or ban their use.

OWBs are ideal for heating homes with high insulation levels. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a source of complaints from neighbors and has led to numerous OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. To ensure that OWBs to function properly, they must be operated using dry wood with low moisture content. Wood that is not seasoned or green will reduce efficiency, causing creosote build-up and reduce the life of the burner. Drying wood takes time and a moisture meter is a must for the homeowner.

In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) make use of a three step process that makes use of more available energy from the wood and results in less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and can be used to fuel a wide range of fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry, well-seasoned firewood. Most outside wood burners will season within a year, however oak and other species with a hardy structure may take two or more years to fully season. They are less water-based and have a greater density. This lets them store heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise' website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great sources for homeowners to understand how to burn wood efficiently to minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces have been designed with the environment in mind. In contrast to indoor wood burners which produce significant smoke modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the creation of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also require less wood to generate the same amount heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners 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 can only be used with properly seasoned or "cured" wood. It can take a year or more for some kinds of wood. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to check the amount of water in the wood.

During operation it is important to inspect the system periodically to check for accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can build up in the chimney and flue if it is not cleaned regularly. It can be removed with the use of a special creosote remover that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote buildup and improve efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification to attain 99% efficiency in combustion. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces utilize this technology to pull air from the bottom, pushing all gasses through an insulated water-surrounded secondary combustion chamber that is easy to clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution free burn.