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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners can be an economical solution to heat homes and businesses. They also reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and contribute towards a resilient energy strategy.

For efficient burning it is essential to use seasoned wood. Wood that is not seasoned or green has a higher moisture content and can cause creosote that can reduce performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and are an extremely eco-friendly and energy efficient way to heat your home. However, the design of OWBs, which promotes a slow, cooler fire that causes poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, as well as particulates.  second hand wood burning stoves  can cause health issues and fire hazards. They also degrade the environment.

Additionally, the visible plume of smoke that OWBs produce could cause neighbors to voice their concerns and result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This type of public relations issue could be a significant impact on the value of your property and may even lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces called the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to maximize combustion efficiency for a clean, smoke-free combustion. This is accomplished with a negative-pressure air system that pulls fresh, dry, heated, filtered air from the bottom and then pushes it through the chimney at a much faster rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through an innovative design that makes use of a multi-pass, water-filled heat exchanger constructed from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used correctly, when used correctly, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can reach an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner, smokeless fire that requires less wood and produces significantly fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. It is essential to use dry, clean, and seasoned wood in order to maximize the performance of your OWB. Seasoning your wood for 6 months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This will ensure a more efficient energy efficient and efficient burn.

In addition to improving the performance of your wood stove, you can also improve its efficiency by executing the "dry burn" every week. This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler running efficiently and increases its life span. By adding a creosote-removing stick to your stove each time you fill it up, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you need to use. This product is available at Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood burning stove can become very dirty from burnt soot particles. They are difficult to remove and therefore, you must remove any buildup from the glass of your stove immediately. Soot that is not removed will become hard and make it more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaners for the job is essential and you should also make sure you're not damaging the surface of the glass with anything that might scratch it. This could leave a weak spot that will break the glass if it's exposed to extreme temperatures.

Be sure to let your wood stove cool completely before cleaning it. Be sure to surround it with newspaper. This will stop any spillage of ash which could stain and mark surfaces.

It could take as long as one year for the seasoning of your stove to be complete, based on the quality of wood you use. The wood that has been properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but also produce less creosote. This is the substance that is able to build up on your fireplace, decreasing its efficiency and creating an opportunity for fire hazards. If you're using wood that's not seasoned or you're just starting a fire in your outdoor fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor, and scoop out all the ashes into a nonflammable container each week.

You should also perform an annual sediment flush on your boiler at a minimum every four years. This is a simple flush lasting five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediments that have accumulated up in the system, and will ensure that your boiler runs well.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's important to cover the stove's perimeter with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear gloves and protective eyewear. You should also have a metal ash container as well as a scraping tool and shovel. To protect the refractory you should lay down a cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away ash and coal deposits.

Simple to Operate

Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' "it" trends, together with mullet hairstyles) outdoor wood boilers, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are frequently misunderstood. They're different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are designed to burn low temperatures and run continuously. They have more fire and generate more smoke. Some local governments restrict or ban their use.

OWBs work best for homes with high levels of insulation. Smoke that is thick and smoldering can also be a nuisance for neighbors, which has led many OWBs to be shut down or sued. For OWBs dry wood with lower moisture content is needed to function properly. Utilizing unseasoned or green wood reduces efficiency, leads to creosote accumulation and can cut down the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you to determine how long it takes for wood to dry.

In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) employ three steps that makes use of more available energy in the wood, resulting in a lesser amount of smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and can be used to fuel many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers need dry and seasoned wood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, but oak and other species that are hardy may require two years or more to fully season. They are less water-based and have a larger mass. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about burning wood efficiently in order to reduce air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood furnaces have been designed with the environment in mind. Contrary to indoor wood stoves that emit significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the creation of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to provide the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners also require less maintenance than indoor wood burners and are more accommodating when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. However outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly prepared or "cured" wood. Certain types of wood may take up to a full year. It is important to utilize a moisture gauge to determine the amount of water of your wood before loading.

When the system is in operation, it is important to periodically inspect the system for the build-up of creosote. Creosote is an byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney in the event that it is not cleaned frequently. It can be removed with the use of a special creosote remover that is poured into the flame. Regularly cleaning the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations, and increase efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification to achieve 99% combustion efficiency.  second hand wood burning stoves  is used in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and push all the gases through an enclosed secondary combustion chamber that is which is surrounded by water, with easy-to-clean turbulators. The result is a smokeless and pollutant-free burn.