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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an economical solution to heat homes and businesses. They also help reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.

A well-seasoned wood is vital for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood can have a higher moisture content, which can cause creosote to accumulate and decrease performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for years and provide an energy efficient and environmentally friendly method to heat your home. However, the standard design of OWBs, which promotes an unsteady, cooler fire that results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. Unburned fuels can lead to health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Additionally, the visible smoke plume OWBs generate can cause neighbors to complain. This may result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This type 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 has a range of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series utilizes technology to maximize combustion efficiency and create smokeless, clean burning. This is accomplished by using a negative-pressure air system that pulls fresh, dry, heated, filtered air from the bottom and pushes it out through the chimney much faster than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an innovative design that utilizes a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can achieve an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner, smoke-free fire that consumes less wood and generates significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is crucial to use clean, seasoned and dry wood in order to maximize the performance of your OWB. Seasoning your wood for 6 months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a better and more efficient burn.

You can increase the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by executing every week a "dry burn". This method helps to eliminate creosote buildup, keeps your boiler running efficiently and increases its life span. By adding a creosote-removing stick to your stove every time you fill it up, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you need to use. This product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

The soot particles left in the aftermath of burning wood can make a stove look very dirty. These are very hard to shift so if you notice any spots of soot 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. Using the correct cleaners for the job is crucial, but also be sure you're not damaging the surface of the glass with anything that might scratch it. This could cause a weak spot that can shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Be sure to allow your wood burning fires burner to cool completely before cleaning it. Be sure that you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will stop the ash from leaking and staining surfaces.

It could take as long as one year for the seasoning process of your stove to be complete, depending on the quality of wood you use. The wood that has been seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the kind of material that accumulates on your fireplace, reducing its efficiency and creating a potential fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned or are just beginning an outdoor fire fireplace, it's best to open the lower backdoor and Outside Wood Burners scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container every week.

You should also perform an annual sediment flush on your boiler at least once every four years. This is a straightforward flush lasting five seconds from the bottom drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any debris that has accumulated inside the system and keep your boiler in top working condition.

After you have cleaned the exterior of your outdoor fireplace it is time to clean it. Before you begin, make sure to cover the stove's area with newspaper. It is also advisable to wear gloves and protective eyewear. Also, you should have a metal ash container as well as a scraping tool and shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you must lay down a cloth to shield it as you scrape away coal and ash deposits.

Easy to Operate

Outdoor conservatory wood burner boilers (also known as 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, alongside hairstyles with mullets. Unlike their cousin the EPA's popular wood stoves that are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these boilers have an increased fire rate and produce more smoke when operating. Some local governments restrict or prohibit their use.

OWBs work best in homes with a high level of insulation. Smoke that is dense and smoldering could cause annoyance to neighbors, which has led many OWBs to be shut down or even sued. For OWBs dry wood with lower moisture content is required to function effectively. Unseasoned or green wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote build-up and decrease the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you to determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize three steps that uses more of the available energy in the Outside wood burners, resulting in less smoke. These types of furnaces are far more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a larger variety of fuel. Wood gasification boilers need dry and seasoned wood. 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 season. This is due to less volume of water and a greater density. 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 to minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

modern wood burning stove outdoor wood furnaces are designed with the environment in mind. Contrary to indoor wood burning stove wood stoves 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 heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more accepting of moisture content in wood than indoor wood burning stoves. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or seasoned. This can take a year or more for certain types of wood. Use a moisture meter before loading to check the amount of water in the wood.

When the system is in operation, it is important to periodically inspect the system for creosote build up. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney if it is not cleaned frequently. It can be eliminated using a creosote removal solution that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote, and boost efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification to attain 99% efficiency in combustion. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces make use of this technology to draw air from the bottom, pushing all the gasses into an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber with easy-clean Turbulators to ensure a smoke-free and pollution-free burn.