What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi burner stove is designed to use more than one type of fuel. They create a controlled environment to allow different types of smokeless and wood fuels to burn to produce heat.

They have a firebox into which the fuel is inserted and ignited, a door to access it as well as a glass window. They also have air vents that allow you to regulate the stove's air supply while controlling how quickly the fire is burning.

Adjustable Flame

A lot of multi-fuel stoves come with an adjustable flame control. This is a fantastic feature to have if you're cooking and heating the stove on the same one. You can alter the heat according to your needs, and cook/heat your food more efficiently. The majority of multi-fuel stoves have an air vent that is built into the back of the stove. This allows you to keep the fire burning even after you've finished cooking and can be used for expulsion of any harmful fumes.

Unlike Wood burning Stoves that are only compatible with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves permit the use of any solid fuel that is combustible, such as peat, coal, etc. in addition to well-seasoned wood logs. Coal is gradually being discarded because it is not suitable in smoke control areas and produces more toxic gases than seasoned wood.

Open the door of the multi-fuel stove and place some paper or fire lighters between dry kindling grates. Light the firelighters or paper and wait until the kindling catches flames. When the fire is lit, you can add your dried logs that have been kiln-dried on top to create a fire bed. This will help your logs burn more efficiently.

A multi-fuel stove of good quality will come with an ash pan as well as a grate carrier frame so that you can take out the ash without opening the door. Some newer stoves come with an inbuilt grate carrier, which allows more air to pass through when the logs are burning.

If you're planning to camp or backpack with your multi-burner stove, it is recommended that you purchase one with an advanced pot support, such as the MSR PocketRocket 2 or Jetboil MiniMo. They're better able to withstand windy situations. Non-integrated canisters leave more of the fire exposed. The MSR PocketRocket 2 and the more recent MSR WindMaster have a unique pot support that can be secured to the stove's side to improve performance during stormy conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove is able to regulate airflow, which allows the fire to burn at a maximum rate. This enables the stove to produce heat efficiently, avoiding waste gases and smoke entering the room. It also permits the stove to be used with different types of fuels, like coal. This is crucial because certain solid fuels can't be used in smoke control areas, and others are dirtier or more expensive than wood.

Multi fuel stoves come with raised riddling grates that allow combustion air to flow underneath the fuel. This makes it easier to remove ash from the ashpan. Multi fuel stoves are equipped with a variety of modern technologies, including Cleanburn and Airwash. These technologies help ensure that the stove burns at its optimal level for each type of fuel.

Modern multi fuel stoves can be adjusted using the secondary and primary air controls. You can operate them manually or automatically. The adjustable airflow feature allows you to control the amount of primary and second air is delivered to your stove. This will ensure that it is burning at the highest efficiency for the type of fuel you use.

It is best to use logs that have been dried in a kiln and are low in moisture. It's also an ideal idea to regularly add small amounts of wood to the fire and keep the stove well maintained. Shut off the air supply, but not completely. This can cause an eddy, which can draw the unburned volatiles back into the fire. Make sure to keep the stove door slightly open, but not completely, so you can add wood only when it's visible through the glass. Place the log horizontally on the top of the glowing embers so that it does not touch the stove's side or the bottom of the grates.

Adjustable Temperature

If you want to have the option of burning a variety fuels, then a multi burner stove may be the right option for you. In addition to wood burning stoves near me, a multifuel stove can also burn peat or turf briquettes, anthracite coal and many different types of smokeless fuels. You can now enjoy the wide variety of heat sources and save time and money by not having to buy and transport a variety of fuel.

A lot of wood-burning stoves come with primary, secondary and even tertiary vents that help to regulate the flame's pattern. This increases efficiency. The use of these vents allows you to adapt the stove to the type of fuel you prefer and get an optimal fire with great heat output. This is particularly beneficial because the cost of different fuels can be very different.

You can also utilize a multifuel stove heat a domestic water system. This will allow you to provide hot water to your home. Some models can be used as boilers to heat the tank of hot water to be used by household. You can warm up your home without turning on the central heating system.

One of the main distinctions between a multi-fuel stove and a traditional log burner is that the latter is only able to burn wood logs. If you intend to use the wood burner to burn other kinds of solid fuel, it's likely to require addition of a special grate and an ash pan because these kinds of fuels don't burn the same way that logs do.

Multifuel stoves have a metal grate at the base of the fire chamber. It allows air to flow from below to keep the flame going. This is because coal for instance, requires plenty of combustion air in order to stay burning. As a result, multifuel stoves are typically equipped with a riddler that can be removed and empty when the fire is alight to prevent a accumulation of ash that blocks the flow of air.

Cleanburn

A multi fuel stove is beneficial because you can use smokeless coal, wood and even certain mineral fuels. It is important to select high-quality wood or wood pellets that have been properly seasoned and kiln-dried down to less than 20 percent moisture.

When wood is heated up the gases and particles that have accumulated in the wood over time are released. Older wood stoves or fireplaces release a lot of these particles and gases directly into the chimney due to the heat. This leads to poor indoor air quality and lower efficiency. New stoves equipped with Cleanburn technology however efficiently burn these gases and particles. This technology reduces emissions, improves the efficiency of combustion and reduces temperatures of the flue gas.

At Jotul we have high-level climate goals and that's why all our wood burning stoves are designed with cleanburn technology. We also have developed our own Cleanburn additive that helps your stove burn cleaner and reduces the amount of soot build-up on the walls of your fireplace and stove glass, especially when you're using more moist wood or softer fuels like softwood.

A stove that is equipped with cleanburn technology is essential for those who use wood as their main source of heating, and it is an effective way to improve the air quality inside your home. If you live in a town or city that is classified as a smoke-free zone, then switching to a cleaner-burning stove will keep you within the limits of these regulations and could help people suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems.

Our multi fuel stoves with cleanburn technology have secondary air, a pre-heated tertiary air system, and a plain steel or vermiculite stove base to ensure the best combustion. The pre-heated tertiary system, which is typically only used on the highest priced stoves, helps prevent ash and smoke from sticking to the glass of the stove, and also allows more gas to be burned.

Cleanburn from Jotul is also a fantastic additive to use in combination with the preheated tertiary air system to boost the combustion performance of your stove. It will produce a cleaner and more efficient flame that is carbon-neutral, and will reduce the amount of soot particles that build up on the interior wall of the firebox.