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 that allows different kinds of smokeless and wood-based fuels to burn to produce heat.

They have a firebox into which the fuel is loaded and lit and a door that allows access to it with a glass door and air vents that let you regulate the stove's air supply while limiting how fast the fire burns.

Adjustable Flame

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

In contrast to Wood Burning Stoves that are designed to be used only with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves allow you to use any solid fuel that can be combustible like coal, peat etc in addition to well-seasoned wood logs. Coal is gradually being disregarded as it is not suitable for smoke control zones and may produce more toxic fumes than wood that has been seasoned.

To start a fire in a multi fuel stove, open the door and place fire lighters or paper amid dry twigs and dry kindling on the grill. Then, light the paper or firelighters and wait for the kindling to catch fire. When the fire is lit then you can place your kiln-dried logs on the top to create a fire bed. This will help the logs to burn more efficiently.

A stove that is multi-fuel and of good quality will come with an ash pan as well as a frame for the grate so that you can take out the ash without opening the door. Certain stoves with modern technology have an inbuilt grate carrier, which lets more air flow through while the logs are burning.

If you're planning to camp or backpack 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 withstand windy situations. Canister stoves without integrated heating elements tend to leave more of the flame exposed, while the MSR PocketRocket and the newer MSR WindMaster feature a unique clamp-on pot support that fits the side of your stove, assisting to improve performance in gusty 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 smoke or waste gases. It also permits the stove to work with different types of fuels, like coal. This is crucial since some solid fuels are not suitable for use in smoke control areas, and others are dirtier or more expensive than wood.

Multi fuel stoves have a raised riddling grates that allows combustion air to flow under the fuel. This makes it easier to remove ash from the ashpan. Multi fuel stoves are outfitted with a variety of modern technologies, such as Cleanburn and Airwash. These technologies ensure that the stove runs at a high level for each type of fuel.

The primary and secondary air controls can be used to adjust the modern multi-fuel stoves. You can choose to operate them manually or automatically. The adjustable airflow feature allows you to control the amount of secondary and primary air is supplied to your stove. This will ensure that it burns at its most efficient level for each type fuel.

It is best to select logs that have been dried in a kiln and are low in moisture. Keep the stove in good shape and add small amounts of fuel to the fire regularly. Close the air supply but not completely. This can create an air vortex that will draw the unburned volatiles back into the fire. Try to keep the door of the stove slightly open, but not completely, so that you can add wood only when it is visible through the glass. When you add a log put it on the glowing embers so that it doesn't touch the sides of the stove or the bottom of the grate bars.

Adjustable Temperature

A multi-burner stove is the ideal choice if you want the ability to burn a variety of fuels. In addition to wood, multifuel stoves can also burn turf or peat briquettes anthracite coal as well as many kinds of smokeless fuels. You can now have the wide variety of heat sources and save time and money by not having to purchase and transport various types of fuel.

Many wood-burning stoves have primary secondary, third and even tertiary vents that help regulate the flame's pattern. This increases efficiency. The use of these air vents allows you to adapt the stove to specific types of fuel and get an optimal fire with high heat output. This is particularly useful since the cost of different fuels can be very different.

You can also make use of a multifuel stove to heat a domestic water system. This allows you to supply hot water to your home. Some models even double as boilers, which heat tanks of water to be used by the household. You can even warm your home without turning on the central heating system.

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

Multifuel stoves have a metal grate at the base of the fire chamber that allows air to flow from below to keep the flame going. This is due to the fact that coal is, for instance, requires a lot of combustion air in order to stay alight. multifuel stove stoves have riddlers that can be removed to empty the ash, while the fire is still burning. This prevents the ash from obstructing air flow.

Cleanburn

Multi-fuel stoves are great because they can burn coal, wood without smoke, and even some minerals. It is essential to use high-quality wood or wood pellets that are properly seasoned and kiln-dried to below 20% moisture.

When wood is heated up the gases and particles that have accumulated in wood throughout its life are released. Older fireplaces and wood stoves release a significant amount of these directly up the chimney along with the heat, resulting in a low efficiency and poor air quality inside. New stoves that use Cleanburn technology effectively burn these gases and particles. This technology reduces emissions, increases combustion efficiency, and reduces flue gas temperatures.

At Jotul we have high climate ambitions and that's the reason all of our wood burning stoves are constructed with cleanburn technology. We also have created our own Cleanburn additive that makes your stove burn cleaner and reduces the amount of soot accumulation on the walls of your firebox and stove glass, particularly when you use more moist wood or other fuels with a lower moisture content such as softwood.

Cleanburn wood fire stove stoves are an essential item for anyone who uses firewood as their primary source of heat. They are also an excellent way to improve the air quality in your home. If you live in a city or town that is classified as a smoke-free zone and you want to switch to a cleaner-burning stove can allow you to stay within the limits of these regulations and can make a significant difference for those suffering from asthma and other respiratory issues.

Our multi fuel stoves with cleanburn technology feature secondary air as well as a pre-heated tertiary air system, and vermiculite or plain steel stove base for optimal combustion. The pre-heated tertiary-air system, that is typically only found on top-end stoves, assists in preventing ash and soot sticking to the stove glass and permits more gasses produced during combustion to be burned.

The Cleanburn additive from Jotul can also be used with the tertiary-air system that is pre-heated to boost your stove's combustion performance even more It is a fantastic method to create a cleaner, more efficient carbon neutral flame as well as reduce soot deposits on the inside of the firebox of your stove.