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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 dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and aid in a sustainable energy strategy.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood has higher moisture content and may cause creosote that can reduce performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for a long time and offer a very small wood burner eco-friendly and energy efficient method of heating your home. However, the standard design of OWBs that encourages an unsteady, cooler fire that causes less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. These unburned fuels can lead to health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Moreover, the visible plume of smoke produced by OWBs 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 your property value and even lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a range of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces that are referred to as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to increase the efficiency of combustion for a clean, smoke-free burn. This is accomplished through a negative pressure air system which pulls 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 through a unique design that utilizes an encapsulated, multi-pass heat exchanger constructed from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used correctly, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can attain an efficiency of 99% to create a cleaner, smokeless fire that consumes less wood and generates significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is essential to burn clean, seasoned and dry wood in order to maximize the performance of your OWB. It is recommended that you prepare your wood for a minimum of six months or one year prior to burning it. This will result in a more efficient and cleaner burn.

In addition to improving the efficiency of your wood stove and enhancing its efficiency by executing an "dry burn" every week. This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler in good condition and extends its life span. By affixing a creosote-removing stick to your stove each time you fill it, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you need to use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

The soot particles left behind after burning wood can make a stove appear very small wood burner dirty. They are difficult to clean, so clean any buildup that may be on the glass of your stove immediately. Otherwise the soot will become harder and more difficult to get rid of. Using the right cleaners for the job is crucial however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface by using anything that could scratch it. This could lead to a weak spot that can break glass when exposed to extreme temperatures.

Be sure to allow your wood burner to cool completely before cleaning it. Make sure to protect the area around it with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from leaking and staining surfaces.

It can take up to one year for the seasoning process of your stove to be complete, based on the quality of wood you use. The wood that is treated with a seasoned finish will not only burn more efficiently, but also produce less creosote. This is the kind of material that is able to build up on your fireplace, reducing its effectiveness and creating a potential fire hazard. If you're using unseasoned wood, or just starting a new fire in your outdoor wood burner, the best thing to do is to open up the lower back door and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible bin every week.

A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years. This involves a simple five-second flush from the drain valve of your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built in the system and keep your boiler working well.

Once you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the outside wood burners of your outdoor wood burner. Before beginning, it is crucial to cover the floor around the stove with newspaper. Wearing protective gloves and eyewear is an excellent idea. You should also have an ash container, a shovel ash container and a scraping tool. You can use a cloth for a shield to protect the refractory while you take off coal and ash deposits.

Easy to operate

Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' "it" trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are often misunderstood. Unlike their cousin the EPA's popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at constant, low temperatures, these heaters use an increased fire rate and produce more smoke when operating. Some local governments restrict or prohibit their use.

OWBs are best used to heat homes with a high insulation level. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a cause of complaint with neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. For OWBs, dry wood with lower moisture content is needed to function effectively. Unseasoned or green wood will reduce efficiency, causing creosote to build up and reduce the life of the burner. A moisture gauge will allow you to determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) make use of three steps of process that makes use of more available energy in the wood and results in a lesser amount of smoke. These types of furnaces are far more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a larger range of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned wood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, but oak and other species with a hardy structure can take two years or more to fully season. They are less watery and have a larger mass. This lets them store heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners understand how to burn wood efficiently to minimize pollution to the air.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor large wood burning stove furnaces are designed with the environment in mind. Unlike Indoor Wood Burner (Championsleage.Review) wood burners that produce significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the release of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also use less wood to produce 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. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or seasoned. This could take a whole year or more for certain types of wood. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to determine the amount of water contained in your wood.

In the course of operation, it is important to regularly check the system for the accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the chimney and flue if it is not cleaned on a regular basis. It can be removed using a special creosote removal product that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue can remove harmful creosote, and boost efficiency.

In order to get 99% efficiency from combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed a brand new air flow technique known as Negative Pressure Gasification. This technology is used in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air from the bottom and push all gases through an insulated secondary combustion chamber surrounded by water with easy-to-clean turbines. The result is a smokeless and pollutant-free burning.