What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi burner stove is designed to burn more than one kind of fuel. They provide a controlled atmosphere that allows different kinds of wood and smokeless fuels to burn to create heat.

They come with a firebox which the fuel is inserted and lit the door opens to access it with a glass door and air vents that allow you to regulate the stove's air supply while limiting the speed at which the fire is burning.

Adjustable Flame

A lot of multi-fuel stoves come with an adjustable flame control. This is ideal if you are cooking and heating with the same stove as it lets you adjust the heat of your fire to match your requirements and cook/heat food more efficiently. Most multi-fuel stoves have an air vent built into the back of the stove. This allows you to keep the fire burning after you've finished cooking and can be used for expulsion of all noxious gasses.

Contrary to Wood burning Stoves that are only compatible with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves permit the use of any solid fuel that can be combustible like peat, coal, etc. in addition to wood logs that have been seasoned. Coal is slowly being discarded as it is not suitable for use in areas of smoke control and produces more toxic gases than wood that is seasoned.

Open the door to the multi-fuel stove. Put some fire lighters or paper between the dry kindling grates. Light the firelighters or paper, and wait until the kindling catches the light. Once the kindling is alight then you can place your kiln-dried logs on the top to create a fire bed. This will help your logs to burn more efficiently.

A good quality Multi fuel stove will have frames for the grate and an ash pan so you can get rid of the ash from your stove without opening the door. Some modern stoves include built-in grate carriers frames designed to enhance the combustion of your logs allowing more air to move through the stove when the logs are in the fire bed and burning.

If you're planning to backpack or camp with your multi-burner stove, it's recommended you buy one with advanced pot support, like the MSR PocketRocket 2 or Jetboil MiniMo. They are better equipped to endure windy conditions. Non-integrated canisters leave more of the fire unprotected. The MSR PocketRocket 2 and the more recent MSR WindMaster have a unique pot support that can be secured to the side of the white electric stove to enhance performance in the windy conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove is able to regulate airflow, allowing the fire to burn at a maximum rate. The stove can produce heat efficiently, and the space is not suffocated with waste gases or smoke. It also allows the stove to be used with different kinds of fuel, such as coal. This is especially important as certain types of solid fuel aren't able to be used in smoke control areas, and others are dirtier and more expensive than wood.

Multi fuel stoves feature raised riddling grate that allows combustion air to flow beneath the fuel. This makes it easier to take the ash from the ashpan. A lot of our multi fuel stoves include a number of innovative technologies, including Cleanburn and Airwash which help ensure that the stove is operating at its optimal level for each kind of fuel.

Modern multi fuel stoves can be adjusted using the secondary and primary air controls. You can choose to operate them by hand or automatically. The adjustable airflow feature allows you to control how much secondary and primary air is pumped into your stove. This will ensure that the stove is burning at the highest efficiency for each type of fuel.

To maximize the performance of your multi fuel stove, it's recommended to use kiln-dried logs that are low in moisture content. Keep the stove in good condition and add small quantities of fuel to the fire on a regular basis. Don't shut off the air supply completely, however, as this can create a vortex that draws volatile compounds that have not been burned back into the fire. Instead, try to keep the stove door open to a point that's comfortable for you, and only add wood only when it's visible through the glass pane. Place the log horizontally on top of the glowing embers in order that it doesn't get in the way of the stove's side or the bottom of the grates.

Adjustable Temperature

If you'd like 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 logs, multifuel stoves also burn peat or turf briquettes anthracite coal as well as various different types of smokeless fuels. You can now have an array of heat sources, and save time and money by not having to buy and transport various types of fuel.

Many wood burning stoves feature primary, secondary and often third air vents to help regulate the flame's pattern and improve efficiency. The use of these vents allows you to adjust the stove for a particular kind of fuel and get an optimal fire with a high heat output. This is particularly useful because the cost of different fuels can vary greatly.

You can also use a multifuel stove to heat water systems for domestic use. This will allow you to provide hot water to your home. Some models can even function as a boiler, heating a tank of water for use by household. You can heat your home without having to turn on the central heating system.

The main difference between a multi-fuel stove and a log burner is its capability to burn only wood logs. If you intend to use a wood stove for other solid fuels, then it is likely that you'll require a grate that is specially designed for them as they aren't burning the same as logs.

Multifuel stoves are equipped with grates of metal at the bottom of the fire chamber. This allows air to flow from below and keep the flame burning. This is due to the fact that coal for instance, requires a lot of combustion air in order to stay in flame. This is why multifuel stoves are typically fitted with a riddler which can be removed and cleaned while the fire is still alight to prevent a accumulation of ash that blocks the air flow.

Cleanburn

Multi-fuel stoves are fantastic because they can burn wood, coal without smoke, and even minerals. It is important to use high-quality wood or wood pellets that have been properly seasoned and kiln-dried down to less than 20% moisture.

When wood is heated, gases and particles that have built within the wood throughout its life are released. Older wood stoves and fireplaces release a lot of these directly up the chimney, along with the heat, which results in lower efficiency and poor air quality in indoor areas. New stoves equipped with Cleanburn technology, on the other hand, effectively burn these gases and particles. This reduces emissions and leads to a more efficient combustion, as well as significantly lower flue gas temperatures.

Jotul has big goals regarding climate change, which is the reason we design all of our wood burning appliances with cleanburn technology. We have also developed our own Cleanburn additive that makes your stove burn more efficiently and reduces the amount of soot that builds up on the walls of your firebox and stove glass, particularly when you're using higher moisture content wood or other fuels with a lower moisture content such as softwood.

Cleanburn wood stoves are a must-have for anyone who relies on firewood as their primary source of heat. They are also a great way to improve air quality in your home. If you live in an area that is designated as a smoke free zone, switching to a cleaner-burning stove can help you comply with the strict rules of this law and could help those suffering from asthma or other respiratory problems.

Multi fuel stoves that feature cleanburn technology come with secondary air, a pre-heated tertiary air system and vermiculite or plain steel stove base to ensure optimal combustion. The pre-heated tertiary air system, which is usually only found on the most expensive stoves, helps prevent ash and smoke from sticking to the glass of the stove and allows for more gas to be burned.

Cleanburn from Jotul is an excellent addition to use in combination with the preheated tertiary air system to enhance the efficiency of your stove. It will create more efficient and cleaner flame that is carbon neutral and will help reduce the amount of soot particles that build up on the interior wall of the firebox.