What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burning stoves can be a cost-effective solution for heating homes and businesses. They also help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and contribute to a resilient energy strategy.

A well-seasoned wood is vital for efficient burning. Wood that is not seasoned or green has a higher moisture content and can create creosote buildup which reduces performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been in use for many years. They are an energy efficient and environmentally friendly way of heating your home. However, the design of OWBs that encourages a slow, cooler fire which causes less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, and particulates. These unburned fuels could cause health issues, fire hazards and degrade the environment.

Additionally the visible smoke plume that OWBs generate can make neighbors complain. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This kind 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 offers a range of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces called the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to boost the efficiency of combustion to ensure a smokeless, clean combustion. This is achieved by using a negative pressure air system that draws fresh hot, dry clean air in from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it back out through the chimney at a much higher rate than conventional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished by a unique design which uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

When properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can reach a 99% combustion efficiency for a cleaner, smokeless fire that consumes less wood and produces fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. To enhance the effectiveness of your OWB, it is important to burn dry, clean, seasoned wood. It is recommended that you prepare your wood for a period of six months or a year prior to burning it. This will ensure the most efficient and clean burn.

You can improve the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through each week a "dry burn". This method helps to eliminate creosote accumulation, makes your boiler in good condition and extends its life span. By adding a creosote-removing stick to your stove each time you fill it, you can dramatically reduce the amount of creosote you use. This product is available from 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 see any spots of buildup on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. If the soot isn't removed, it will harden and make it more difficult to remove. It is essential to choose the right cleaner however, you should avoid damaging the glass surface by using anything that can scratch it. This could result in an area of weakness that could break the glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood stove, you must ensure that it is not lit and completely cool. Be sure that you surround it with newspaper. This will stop any spillage of ash that can cause stains and marks on surfaces.

Depending on the quality of the wood that you choose to use, it could take up to a year for your stove to become properly and seasoned. The wood that has been properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the substance that builds up on your chimney, reducing efficiency and posing the risk of fire. If you're using unseasoned wood or you're just starting an outdoor fire woodburning fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor, and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container every week.

A sediment flush should be carried out on your boiler every four years. This is a quick five-second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up in the system and keep your boiler working efficiently.

Once you have done the sediment flush, it's now 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 protective eyewear and gloves is an excellent idea. Also, you should have a metal ash container, a scraping tool and shovel. To protect the refractory you should lay a cloth on it to protect it from damage as you scrape away coal and ash deposits.

Easy to operate

Outdoor wood boilers (also called outdoor furnaces and outdoor wood hydronic heating systems, or outdoor wood heaters) are often misunderstood in spite of their acclaim. They were among the "it" trends of the 1990s, along with hairstyles with mullets. Unlike their cousin the EPA's popular wood stoves which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these units use more fire and emit more smoke when operating. Certain local governments restrict or ban their use.

OWBs are great for heating homes with a high insulation level. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a cause of complaints from neighbors and has resulted in numerous OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. To ensure that OWBs to operate properly they must be used with dry wood with a low moisture content. Wood that is not seasoned or green will reduce efficiency, causing creosote build-up and decrease the life of the burner. Drying wood takes time and the use of a moisture gauge is a must for the homeowner.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers are, on the other hand they employ a three-step procedure that utilizes more of the energy contained in the wood. This results in less smoke. These kinds of furnaces are far more efficient than conventional OWBs and can be used with a greater range of fuel. Wood gasification boilers need dry well-seasoned wood. The majority of wood can be seasoned in a year. Oak and other tough trees could take as long as two years to mature. They are less watery and have a larger mass. This allows them to hold heat for longer, 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 reduce air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces are constructed with the environment in mind. Unlike indoor wood burner wood burners that produce significant smoke modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the production 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 less maintenance than indoor wood burner wood burners, and are more tolerant when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for cast iron wood burning stove that has been properly "cured" or dried or. Certain kinds of wood can take up to a year. It is essential to make use of a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood before loading.

When operating, it is essential to inspect the system periodically for creosote accumulation. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can build up in the chimney and flue when it is not cleaned regularly. It can be removed with a creosote removal solution that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations, and increase 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 utilized in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and push all gases through an enclosed secondary combustion chamber that is surrounded by water with easy-to-clean Turbulators. The result is a smokeless, pollutant-free burn.