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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an affordable method of heating homes and businesses. They also help reduce the dependence on nonrenewable fossils fuels and help in implementing a sustainable energy strategy.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood can contain more moisture that can create creosote and slow down performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burning fireplace burners (OWBs) have been around for a long time and are an extremely eco-friendly and energy efficient method of heating your home. The design of OWBs promotes a slower, cooler fire which results in poorer combustion, and more smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can lead to health issues and fire hazards, as well as deteriorate the surrounding environment.

Additionally, the visible smoke plume that OWBs emit could cause neighbors to voice their concerns and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This kind of problem can have a negative impact on the value of your property and could lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves has a range of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to increase the efficiency of combustion and provide smokeless, clean burning. This is accomplished with a negative-pressure air system that draws fresh dry heated, filtered air from the bottom, and then pushes it up the chimney much faster than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved through a unique design that utilizes an encapsulated, multi-pass 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, smoke-free fire that requires less wood and generates significantly fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. To further maximize the performance of your OWB it is essential to only burn dry, clean, and seasoned wood. Seasoning your wood for 6 months or more 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 performing a weekly "dry burn". This method reduces creosote, increases boiler efficiency and extends the lifespan of your boiler. Lastly, by adding a creosote remover stick every time you load your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood burning stove can become very dirty from burnt soot particles. These are very small wood burner hard to shift, so if you see any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. Soot that is not removed will begin to harden and make it more difficult to remove. It is crucial to use the right cleaners however, you should be careful not to scratch the glass by using anything that can scratch it. This could result in a weak spot that could shatter the glass when it's exposed to extreme temperatures.

Be sure to let your wood burner cool completely before cleaning it. Be sure to surround it with newspaper. This will stop the ash from spilling and staining surfaces.

It can take up to one year for the seasoning of your stove to be complete, depending on the quality of wood you select. The wood that is seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will create less creosote. This is the kind of material that is able to build up on your fireplace, reducing its effectiveness and creating the potential for a fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned or you're just starting an outdoor fire fireplace, it's recommended to open the lower backdoor and scoop out ashes into a noncombustible container every week.

You should also do an annual sediment flush on your boiler at a minimum every four years. This is a quick five-second flush from the drain valve of your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up inside the system and keep your boiler in top operating condition.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the floor surrounding the stove with newspaper. It is also beneficial to wear gloves and protective eyewear. You should also have a metal ash container along with a scraping tool as well as a shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you must lay down a cloth 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, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are still often misunderstood. They're not like the popular EPA wood stoves, which are made to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They are able to produce more combustion and produce more smoke. Some local governments limit or ban their use.

OWBs are ideal to heat homes with a high insulation level. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a source of complaint with neighbors and has led to numerous OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. For OWBs dry wood with a lower moisture content is needed to perform effectively. Green or unseasoned wood will reduce efficiency, causing creosote to accumulate, and shorten the lifespan of the burner. Drying wood takes time and a moisture meter is a must for the homeowner.

In contrast dual-stage freestanding wood burning stove gasification boilers (OWGB) make use of a three step process which makes use of the available energy in the wood, resulting in much 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 require dry well-seasoned wood. The majority of wood will season in one year. Oak and other hardy trees can take as long as two years to mature. This is due to less amount of water and a higher density. This enables them to hold heat longer, increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners understand how to burn wood efficiently, thereby reducing pollution to the air.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces have been designed with the environment in mind. Modern outdoor wood furnaces don't emit excessive heat or CO2. They also burn more efficiently than indoor wood burning stove (My Page) wood stoves. They also require less wood to generate 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. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly treated or "cured" wood burners near me. This can take a year or more for certain kinds of wood. It is crucial to utilize a moisture gauge to determine the amount of water of your wood prior to loading.

In the course of operation, it is essential to check the system regularly for creosote build up. Creosote is an byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney in the event that it is not cleaned frequently. It can be removed with a creosote removal solution that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote and increase efficiency.

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