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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an economical solution to heat homes and businesses. They also help reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and help in implementing a sustainable energy strategy.

Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. cast iron wood burning stove that is not seasoned or green may contain more moisture that can cause creosote to accumulate and reduce performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been in use for a long time. They are an energy efficient and environmentally friendly way to heat your home. However, the typical design of OWBs, which promotes an unsteady, cooler fire, results in less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. Unburned fuels can cause health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Moreover the visible smoke produced by OWBs can cause neighbors to complain and result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This kind of issue could have a negative impact on your property value and even lead to your OWB being closed down.

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

If properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can achieve the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% for a cleaner, smoke-free fire that uses less wood and produces significantly less carbon dioxide than traditional OWBs. It is important to use clean, seasoned and dry wood to increase the performance of your OWB. Seasoning your wood for six months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a smoother energy efficient and efficient burn.

You can boost the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through each week a "dry burn". This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler efficient and extends its life span. In addition by adding a creosote removal stick each time you load your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

A wood-burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. They are extremely difficult to shift so if you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, wash them right away. If the soot isn't removed, it will become hard and make it more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaning products for the job is essential however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that might scratch it. This could result in an area of weakness that could break glass when exposed to high temperatures.

Make sure you allow your wood burner to cool completely before cleaning it. Also, ensure that the surrounding area is covered with newspaper. This will stop the ash from spreading and staining surfaces.

It could take up to one year for the seasoning process of your stove to be complete, based on the quality of wood you choose to use. Seasoned wood will not only burn more efficiently and will produce less creosote. This is the kind of material that gets accumulated on your chimney, decreasing its effectiveness and creating an hazard for fire. If you're using wood that's not seasoned, or just starting a fire in your outdoor fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container each week.

You should also perform a sediment flush on your boiler at least every four years. This involves a simple five-second flush from the bottom drain valve of your boiler. This will remove any sediment that has built up inside the system, and will keep your boiler in great working condition.

After you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the outside Wood burners of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, make sure to cover the area around the stove with newspaper. Wearing protective eyewear and gloves is also a good idea. Also, you should have a metal ash container along with a scraping tool as well as shovel. You can make use of a cloth as an insulator to protect the refractory as you scrape away 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 in spite of their acclaim. They were one of the "it" trends of the 1990s, along with hairstyles with mullets. Contrary to the EPA's popular shed wood burner stoves that are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these units use a higher fire rate and produce more smoke when operating. Some local governments limit or ban their use.

OWBs are best used for heating homes with high insulation levels. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a cause of complaint with neighbors and has led to many OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. In order for OWBs to operate properly they must be used with dry wood with a low moisture content. The use of unseasoned or green wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote to build up and may reduce the lifespan of the burner. Drying wood can take time and a moisture meter is essential for every homeowner.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers, on the other hand, use a three-step process that utilizes more of the energy available in the wood. This means less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs and are suitable for a wide range of fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry and seasoned wood. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, but oak and other hardy species may take two years or more to fully mature. This is due to lower volume of water and a greater density. This lets them store heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise' website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great sources for homeowners to understand how to efficiently burn wood in order minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be environmentally friendly. In contrast to indoor wood burners which generate significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the production of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also require less wood to produce the same amount heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more accepting of wood moisture content than wood burning stoves for indoor wood burning stove use. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or seasoned. Some types of wood can take up to a year. It is essential to use a moisture meter to measure the amount of water of your wood prior to loading.

In the course of operation, it is essential to check the system regularly for the build-up of creosote. Creosote is a by-product of combustion, can accumulate in the chimney and flue if they are not cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote removal product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue can remove harmful creosote and improve efficiency.

In order to achieve 99% combustion efficiency, Crown Royal Stoves designed a new air flow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces employ this technology to pull air from the bottom, pushing all the gasses into an insulated, water-surrounded secondary combustion chamber with easy-clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution-free burn.