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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 dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and contribute towards a resilient energy strategy.

cast iron wood burner that is well-seasoned is crucial for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood has a higher moisture content and may cause creosote accumulation, which can affect performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been around for a long time. They are an energy efficient and eco-friendly method to heat your home. However, the design of OWBs, which encourages the slow and cooler burning that causes poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, and particulates. These unburned fuels could cause health issues as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Furthermore the visible smoke plume produced by OWBs can make neighbors angry and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This type of public relations issue can have a serious impact on the value of your property and may result in your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves has a range of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series uses technology to improve the efficiency of combustion and create smokeless, clean burning. This is accomplished through a negative pressure air system that draws in fresh dry heated, filtered air from the bottom and pushes it through the chimney at a much faster rate than traditional 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.

If properly utilized when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB achieves a 99% combustion rate for a cleaner and smokeless fire. It uses less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is important to burn only dry, clean, and seasoned wood to increase the performance of your OWB. Seasoning your wood for 6 months or more prior to burning is recommended and helps ensure a smoother energy efficient and efficient burn.

You can increase the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by performing each week a "dry burn". This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler efficient and extends its lifespan. By adding a creosote-removing stick to your stove each time you fill it, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote you need to use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

The soot particles left on the stove after burning wood may make a stove appear very dirty. These are very hard to shift If you notice any spots of soot build-up on the glass of your stove, you must clean them as soon as you notice them. In the event that the soot is not removed, it will become harder and more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaning products for the job is vital, but also be sure you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that could scratch it. This could lead to a weak point that will shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Be sure to allow your wood burner to cool completely before cleaning it. Make sure to cover the area surrounding it with newspaper. This will stop any ash spillage that can cause stains and marks on surfaces.

Depending on the quality of the wood that you select, it can take up to one year for your stove to get properly well-seasoned. The wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but also produce less creosote. This is the material that gets accumulated on your chimney, decreasing its effectiveness and creating an hazard for fire. If you are using unseasoned wood or just starting 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.

A sediment flush should be performed on your boiler every four years. This is a quick five-second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any sediments that have accumulated up in the system and ensure that your boiler is operating well.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the Outside Wood Burners of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's important to cover the stove's perimeter with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear protective eyewear and gloves. Also, you should have a metal ash container along with a scraping tool as well as shovel. You can use a cloth as an insulator to protect the refractory as you remove ash and coal deposits.

Easy to Operate

Outdoor wood boilers (also known as outdoor furnaces or 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, as were mullet hairstyles. 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 operating. This is why a few local governments have a policy of regulating or banning their use.

OWBs work best for homes with high levels of insulation. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a cause of complaint with neighbors and has led to many OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. For OWBs dry wood that has lower moisture content is required to perform properly. Using green or unseasoned wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote build up and can shorten the life of the burner. A moisture gauge will allow you determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) make use of a three step process that uses more of the available energy in the wood and results in less smoke. These kinds of furnaces are much more efficient than conventional OWBs and can be used with a wider variety of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and well-seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, however oak and other species with a hardy structure can take two years or more to fully mature. This is due to lower water content and denser mass. This allows them to hold heat for longer, 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 pollution to the air.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be environmentally friendly. Contrary to indoor wood burning fireplace stoves that generate significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly and 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 and are more forgiving of the moisture content of wood than indoor wood burning stoves on sale burning stoves. However, outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly seasoned or "cured" wood. Certain kinds of wood can take up to a full year. It is important to make use of a moisture meter to measure the amount of water of your wood before loading.

During operation it is important to examine the system on a regular basis for the accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can accumulate in the chimney and flue when 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 and improve efficiency.

To get 99% efficiency from combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed an innovative air flow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces employ this technology to pull air from the bottom, forcing all gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber with easy-clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution free combustion.