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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are a cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.

To ensure efficient burning it is essential to use well-seasoned wood. Unseasoned or green wood has a higher moisture content and can cause creosote buildup which reduces performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and are an extremely energy efficient and environmentally friendly way 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. These unburnt fuels can cause health problems and fire hazards, as well as affect the environment around them.

Moreover, the visible smoke plume that OWBs produce can cause neighbors to complain and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This kind of public relations issue could cause serious damage to the value of your property and could even lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces known as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to boost the efficiency of combustion for a clean, smokeless burn. This is achieved through the negative pressure air system that pulls fresh hot, dry and filtered air from the bottom of the boiler and then pushes it out through the chimney at a greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an exclusive design that uses an incredibly efficient multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used properly, When properly used, the Pristine Series OWB achieves a 99% combustion rate for a cleaner and smokeless fire. It consumes less wood, and produces significantly fewer emission than traditional OWBs. To maximize your OWB's performance, it is important to only burn dry, clean, and seasoned wood. It is recommended to season your wood for a minimum of six months or one year prior to burning it. This will ensure an efficient and clean burn.

In addition to maximizing the efficiency of your wood stove, you can also improve the efficiency of your wood burner by performing the "dry burn" every week. This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler efficient and extends its life span. By adding a stick for removing creosote to your stove each time you fill it, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A small wood burning stove-burning stove can become very dirty from burnt soot particles. These are very hard to remove If you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. Soot that is not removed will become hard, making it even more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaning products for the job is essential and you should also make sure you're not damaging the surface of the glass with anything that might scratch it. This could leave an area of weakness that could break the glass when exposed to extreme temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood burner you should make sure that it's not lit and completely cool. Be sure that you surround it with newspaper. This will prevent any ash spillage that can stain and mark surfaces.

It could take as long as one year for the seasoning of your stove to be complete, based on the quality of wood you choose to use. The second hand wood burning stoves 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 effectiveness and creating an opportunity for fire hazards. If you're using unseasoned wood or are just making a fresh fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing you can do is to open the back door to the lower part and scoop the ashes into a non-combustible bin every week.

It is also recommended to perform a sediment flush on your boiler at least every four years. It is a simple flush of five seconds from the bottom drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any accumulation of sediment inside the system, and will keep your boiler in top functioning condition.

Once you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before starting, it's important to cover the floor area surrounding the stove with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear gloves and protective eyewear. You should also have a ash canister made of metal as well as a scraping tool and a shovel. To protect the refractory you should lay down a cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away coal and ash deposits.

Easy to operate

Outdoor wood boilers (also called outdoor furnaces, outdoor wood hydronic heating systems, or outdoor cheap wood burner heaters) are often misunderstood, despite their acclaim. They were one of the "it" trends of the 1990s, as were mullet hairstyles. These units are different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are made to burn low temperatures and run continuously. They are able to produce more burning and produce more smoke. This is why some local governments regulate or even ban their use.

OWBs are ideal to heat homes with insulation levels that are high. Smoke that is thick and smoldering could cause annoyance to neighbors, resulting in many OWBs to be shut down or sued. For OWBs dry wood with a lower moisture content is required to function properly. Wood that is not seasoned or green can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to accumulate and decrease 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) utilize a three step process that uses more of the available energy in the wood, resulting in a lesser amount of smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs and can be used for a wide range of fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry, seasoned conservatory wood burner. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, however oak and other hardy species can require two years or more to fully mature. They are less watery and have a denser mass. This allows them to retain heat longer, thus increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about burning wood efficiently in order to reduce pollution to the air.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces are designed with the environment in mind. Unlike indoor wood burners that emit significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the production of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. 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 forgiving when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. However, outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly prepared or "cured" wood. Some types of wood can 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.

During operation, it is important to regularly check the system for the build-up of creosote. Creosote, which is a byproduct of combustion, may build up in the flue and chimney if they are not cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote-removing product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote and increase efficiency.

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