What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi-burner stove is designed to burn a variety of fuel types. They create a controlled space for various types of smokeless fuels or wood.

They have a firebox into which the fuel is inserted and ignited the door opens to access it with a glass door and air vents that let you control the amount of air that is supplied to the stove while controlling how quickly the fire burns.

Adjustable Flame

Many multi-fuel stoves have an adjustable flame control. This is great if you are heating and cooking with the same stove since it lets you adjust the temperature of your fire to match your requirements and cook or heat food more efficiently. Most multi fuel stoves also have an integrated air vent on the rear of the stove which helps to keep your flame burning even after you've stopped using the stove. It can also be used to remove any noxious fumes from the stove.

Unlike Wood burning Stoves that can only be used with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves permit the use of any solid fuel that can be combustible like peat, coal and so on in addition to seasoned wood logs. Coal is slowly being discarded since it isn't suitable for areas with smoke control, and can produce more toxic gasses than seasoned wood.

Open the door to the multi-fuel stove and place some paper or fire lighters between dry kindling grates. Then, you can light the firelighters or paper and wait for the kindling to catch alight. When the kindling is flame, you can add your kiln dried logs to the top of the kindling, which will allow you to build a bed which will allow your logs to burn more efficiently.

A multi-fuel stove of good quality will come with an ash pan and frame for carrying the grate to allow you to remove the ash without opening the door. Certain newer stoves have a built in grate holder that lets more air flow through the grate when the logs are burning.

If you are planning to backpack or camp using your multi burner stove it is recommended to choose one that has an advanced pot support design such as the MSR PocketRocket 2 and Jetboil MiniMo, which can better endure winds. Non-integrated canisters leave more of the fire exposed. The MSR PocketRocket 2 and the newer MSR WindMaster have a unique pot support that is clamped to the stove's side to improve performance during the windy conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove can regulate airflow, allowing the fire to burn at its optimal rate. The stove can produce heat efficiently, and the room is not filled with fumes or waste gases. The stove can also be used with other fuels like coal. This is especially important as certain kinds of solid fuel aren't able to be burned in smoke control areas, and others are dirtier and more expensive than wood.

Contrary to wood burning stoves that are typically constructed with a static grate or riddling grate, multi fuel stoves feature an incorporated raised riddling grate that allows combustion air to flow beneath the fuel, making it easy to remove the ash from the ash pan. Multi fuel stoves come with a variety of modern technologies, including Cleanburn and Airwash. These technologies ensure that the stove burns at its optimal level for each type of fuel.

The air primary and secondary controls are used to adjust the modern multi-fuel stoves. They can be operated either manually or automatically, depending on your preference. The adjustable airflow feature allows you to control the amount of primary and second air is supplied to your stove. This will ensure that it is burning efficiently for each type of fuel.

It is recommended to use logs that have been kiln-dried and are low in moisture. It is also an ideal idea to regularly add small amounts of wood to the fire and keep the stove well maintained. Don't close the air supply completely however, as this can cause a vortex that sucks volatile compounds that have not been burned back into the fire. Try to keep the stove door slightly open, but not completely, so that you can add wood only when it is visible through the glass. Once a log is added 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

If you're looking to be able to choose between burning a variety fuels then a multi burner stove wood burning might be the ideal option for you. In addition to wood, multifuel stoves can also burn peat or turf briquettes anthracite coal as well as many different types of smokeless fuels. This means you can enjoy more heating sources and cut down on the amount of time and money you spend on transporting and buying different types of fuel.

Many wood burning stoves feature primary, secondary and occasionally tertiary air vents to aid in controlling the flame pattern and increase efficiency. The use of these air vents allows you to adapt the stove to specific types of fuel and have a fire that is optimal with high heat output. This is particularly useful since the cost of different fuels can vary widely.

A multifuel stove can also be used to warm a domestic hot water system, which means you can use it to supply your home with hot water. Some models even double as a boiler, heating the water tank to be used by the household. You can warm up your home without having to turn on the central heating system.

One of the major differences between a multi fuel stove and a traditional log burner is that the latter can only be used to burn wood logs. If you plan to make use of a wood stove to burn other solid fuels, then it is likely that you will need a special grate as they don't burn the same as logs.

Multifuel stoves have a steel grate that is located at the bottom of the fire chamber. It allows air to flow from below to keep the flame going. This is due to the fact that coal, for instance, needs plenty of combustion air to remain alight. As a result, multifuel stoves are typically equipped with a riddler that can be removed and emptied when the fire is burning to avoid the accumulation of ash that blocks the air flow.

Cleanburn

The multi fuel stove is great because you can burn smokeless coal, wood and even certain mineral fuels. It is important to select high-quality wood or wood pellets that are properly seasoned and kiln dried to less than 20 percent moisture.

When wood is heated, gases and particles that have accumulated in the wood throughout its lifespan are released. Older fireplaces and wood stoves release many of these particles and gases directly into the chimney due to the heat. This causes poor indoor air quality and low efficiency. Modern stoves that utilize Cleanburn technology efficiently burn these particles and gases. This technology reduces emissions, enhances combustion efficiency and lowers flue gas temperatures.

At Jotul we have high climate ambitions and that's why all our wood burning stoves are constructed with cleanburn technology. We have also developed our own Cleanburn additive that helps your stove burn more efficiently and reduces the amount of soot build-up on the walls of your fireplace and stove glass, especially when you use higher moisture content wood or fuels that are softer, 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 an excellent method to improve the air quality of your home. If you reside in a city or town that is classified as a smoke-free zone, then switching to a cleaner-burning stove can keep you within the limits of these regulations and can be a huge benefit for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory issues.

Our multi-fuel stoves with cleanburn feature secondary air and a tertiary system that is preheated and an unadorned steel stove base or vermiculite for the best combustion. The pre-heated-tertiary air system, typically only used on the highest priced stoves, assists in preventing ash and smoke from sticking to the glass of the stove and permits more gases to be burnt.

The Cleanburn additive from Jotul can also be used with the pre-heated tertiary air-system to improve your stoves combustion performance further and is a great way to achieve a cleaner, more efficient carbon neutral flame as well as reduce the amount of soot that accumulates on the inner firebox wall of your stove.