What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi burner stove is designed to burn more than one kind of fuel. They create a controlled space for various types of wood or smokeless fuels.

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

Adjustable Flame

Many multi fuel stoves feature an adjustable flame height control. This is an excellent feature to have if you're cooking and heating on the same stove. You can adjust the heat to your needs, and cook/heat your food more efficiently. The majority of multi fuel stoves have an integrated air vent on the rear of the stove, which allows you to keep your flame burning even after you've stopped using the stove. It can also be used to remove any harmful fumes from the stove.

Unlike Wood burning Stoves which can only be used with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves permit the use of any combustible solid fuel like peat, coal, etc. in addition to seasoned wood logs. Coal is gradually being disregarded as it is not suitable for areas of smoke control and can produce more toxic fumes than seasoned wood.

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

A multi-fuel stove of high quality will have an ash pan as well as a frame for the grate so that you can remove the ash without opening the door. Certain stoves with modern technology have an inbuilt grate carrier that allows more air to pass through the grate when the logs are burning.

If you're planning on backpacking or camping with your multi burner stove it is recommended to purchase one that features an advanced design for pot support such as the MSR PocketRocket 2 and Jetboil MiniMo which are able to better endure winds. Canister stoves that are not integrated tend to leave more of the flame visible, while the MSR PocketRocket and the newer MSR WindMaster feature a unique clamp-on pot support that fits the sides of the stove, helping to improve performance in gusty conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove can regulate airflow, which allows the fire to burn at its maximum rate. This allows the stove to produce heat efficiently, avoiding waste gases and smoke entering the room. It also permits the stove to work with different kinds of fuel, such as coal. This is important because some solid fuels cannot be used in smoke control areas and others are dirtier or more expensive than wood burner stoves.

Unlike wood burning stoves, which are usually set up with a static grate or riddling grate system, multi fuel stoves have an integrated raised riddling grate which allows combustion air to flow beneath the fuel, making it easy to take away the ash from the ash pan. A lot of our multi fuel stoves include a number of innovative technologies like Cleanburn and Airwash which help ensure that the stove is burning at its optimum level for each kind of fuel.

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

It is best to select logs that have been dried and kiln-fired, and have a low amount of moisture. Keep the stove in good condition and add small amounts of fuel to the fire regularly. Shut off the air supply, but not completely. This can cause a vortex, which will draw any unburned volatiles into the fire. Instead, you should leave the door to the stove open to a point that's comfortable for you and only add wood when it's visible through the glass pane. When you add a log to the stove, it should be placed horizontally on the glowing embers, so that it doesn't touch the side of the stove or the bottom of the grate bars.

Adjustable Temperature

A multi-burner electric stove fire is the best option if you want to have the flexibility of burning different fuels. A multifuel stove can be used for burning wood logs peat briquettes, turf briquettes and peat along with anthracite and other smokeless fuels. This means you can enjoy an array of heating sources and cut down on the amount of time and money spent on the purchase and transportation of different types of fuel.

Many wood-burning stoves feature primary secondary, third and even tertiary vents that help to regulate the flame's pattern. This increases efficiency. These air vents allow the stove to be adjusted to a specific type of fuel and ensure the highest heat output. This is especially useful as the price of various fuels can differ greatly.

You can also utilize a multifuel stove heat a domestic water system. This allows you to supply hot water to your home. Some models can even be used as a boiler to heat the hot water tank for household use. This means you can keep your home warm and cozy without turning on your central heating system.

One of the main distinctions between a multi fuel stove and a traditional log burner is that the former can only be used to burn wood logs. If you intend to use the wood burner to burn other kinds of solid fuel then it will probably require the addition of a special grate, and an ash pan because these types of fuel don't burn the same manner as logs do.

Multifuel stoves are equipped with grates made of metal that are located at the bottom of the fire chamber. This allows air to flow from below and keep the flame burning. This is because coal, for instance, requires lots of combustion air in order to stay burning. Multifuel stoves have riddlers that can be removed to empty the ash, while the fire is still burning. This stops ash from blocking the air flow.

Cleanburn

A multi fuel stove is fantastic since it allows you to burn wood, smokeless coal and even some mineral fuels. However, it is important to use a high quality wood or wood pellet that is properly seasoned and dried to a lower moisture content.

When wood is heated the gases and particles that have accumulated in the wood over time are released. Older fireplaces and stoves release a lot of these up the chimney, along with the heat, which results in low efficiency and poor air quality indoors. New stoves that make use of Cleanburn technology effectively burn these particles and gases. This lowers emissions and results in more efficient combustion and significantly lower temperatures of flue gas.

Jotul has high goals regarding climate change, which is the reason we design all our wood-burning appliances using cleanburn technology. We have created our own Cleanburn add-on to help your stove burn cleaner and lessens soot buildup on your stove glass and firebox walls, particularly when using fuels with a high moisture content.

A stove that has cleanburn technology is essential for anyone who uses wood as their primary source for heating. It can be an excellent way to improve the air quality inside your home. If you reside in an area designated a smokeless zone then switching to a stove that is cleaner burning can help you comply with the strict guidelines of this rule and be a huge benefit for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems.

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

The Cleanburn additive from Jotul can also be used in combination with the tertiary-air system that is pre-heated to improve your stoves combustion performance even further and is a great method of achieving an efficient, cleaner carbon neutral flame and reduce soot deposits on the firebox's inner wall of your stove.