What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burning stoves are a cost-effective way 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.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood can contain more moisture, which can create creosote and reduce performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been in use for many years. They are an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly way to heat your home. The design of OWBs favors the slowing of the fire, making it cooler which results in poorer combustion, and more smoke and creosote. These unburnt fuels can cause health problems and fire hazards, as well as cause harm to the environment around it.

Additionally the visible smoke plume that OWBs emit can make neighbors angry and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This type of issue can affect your property value and even cause your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves has a line of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to increase the efficiency of combustion and create smokeless, clean burning. This is achieved by using a negative-pressure air system that draws fresh dry, heated, filtered air from the bottom and then pushes it up the chimney at a much faster rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an innovative design that utilizes an incredibly efficient multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

When properly used, outside wood burners the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can reach the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% to create a cleaner, smokeless fire that uses less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. To enhance the effectiveness of your OWB it is crucial to burn clean, seasoned, dry wood. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or more prior to burning is recommended and helps ensure a better, more energy efficient burn.

In addition to increasing the performance of your wood stove, you can also improve the efficiency of your wood burner by performing a "dry burn" every week. This method helps to eliminate creosote accumulation, makes your boiler in good condition and extends its lifespan. Additionally by putting in a creosote removal stick every time you fill your stove, you will be able to dramatically reduce the amount of creosote you use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood-burning stove can be very dirty due to burnt soot particles. They are extremely difficult to move so if you notice any spots of buildup on the glass of your stove, clean them right away. If not, the soot will begin to become harder and more difficult to remove. It is essential to use the right cleaners however, you should avoid damaging the glass surface by using anything that can scratch it. This could lead to an area of weakness that could shatter glass when exposed to extreme temperatures.

Be sure to let your wood stove cool completely before cleaning it. Also, ensure that the surrounding area is covered with newspaper. This will stop any spillage of ash that can cause stains and marks on surfaces.

Depending on the quality of the cheap wood burning stoves that you use, it can take up to one year for your stove to get properly seasoned. The wood that has been properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but also produce less creosote. This is the material that gets accumulated on your chimney, which reduces efficiency and creating an hazard for fire. If you are using unseasoned wood, or just beginning a new fire in your outdoor contemporary wood burners burner, the best thing to do is to open the lower back door and scoop the ashes into a non-combustible container every week.

A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years. This is a simple five second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up within the system and help keep your boiler in top operating condition.

After you have cleaned the exterior of your outdoor woodburning fireplace, it is time to clean it. Before you begin, it's important to cover the floor area around the stove with newspaper. Wearing gloves and eye protection is an excellent idea. You should also have a metal ash container as well as a scraping tool and a shovel. You can make use of a cloth as a shield to protect the refractory while you take off coal and ash deposits.

Easy to Operate

Outdoor wood boilers (also called outdoor furnaces, outdoor wood hydronic heating systems or outdoor wood heaters) are often misunderstood, despite their acclaim. They were one of the "it" trends of the 1990s, as were mullet hairstyles. In contrast to their EPA-approved counterparts, popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at constant, low temperatures, these boilers have an increased fire rate and generate more smoke when they operate. This is why some local governments regulate or ban their use.

OWBs are best used to heat homes with high insulation levels. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a cause of complaints from neighbors, and has led to many OWBs being shut-down or sued in the past. For OWBs dry wood with a lower moisture content is needed to work properly. Using green or unseasoned wood reduces efficiency, leads to creosote accumulation and can shorten the life of the burner. Drying wood takes time and a moisture meter is a must for any homeowner.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers however they employ a three-step procedure that makes use of more energy contained in the wood. This means less smoke. These kinds of furnaces are much 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 season in one year. Oak and other hardy trees could take as long as two years to mature. This is because they have lower water content and denser mass. This lets them store heat longer, thus increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise' website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great resources for homeowners to learn how to burn wood efficiently in order minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor outside wood burners stoves are engineered to be environmentally friendly. Modern outdoor wood furnaces don't produce excessive CO2 or heat. They also burn more efficiently than indoor wood stoves. They also use less wood to generate the same amount heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more accepting of the moisture content of wood than indoor wood burning stoves. However outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly treated or "cured" wood. Certain kinds of wood can last for up to a year. Use a moisture gauge prior to loading to check the amount of water present in your wood.

When the system is in operation, it is important to regularly check the system for the build-up of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney when it is not cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote removal product into the fire. Regularly cleaning the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification to ensure 99% efficiency in combustion. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces utilize this technology to pull air from the bottom, forcing all the gasses into an insulated water-surrounded secondary combustion chamber with easy-clean Turbulators to ensure a smoke-free and pollutant-free combustion.