7 Simple Tips For Moving Your Outside Wood Burners

What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an economical solution to heat homes and businesses. They also reduce the need for fossil fuels that are not renewable and help in implementing a sustainable energy strategy.

A well-seasoned wood is vital for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood can have a higher moisture content that can create creosote and decrease performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been in use for a long time. They are an energy-efficient and green method to heat your home. However, the typical design of OWBs, which promotes an unsteady, cooler fire which causes less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, and particulates. These unburned fuels can cause health issues, fire hazards and degrade the environment.

Moreover, the visible smoke plume that OWBs produce can cause neighbors to complain. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) and taking enforcement actions. This type of public relations issue can have a serious impact on the value of your property, and could even lead to your OWB being shut down.

Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces known as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to boost the efficiency of combustion for a clean, smokeless burn. This is achieved through a negative pressure air system that draws fresh, dry, hot, filtered air in from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it out of the chimney at a much more rapid rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an exclusive design that uses an incredibly efficient multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used when properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can achieve the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% to create a cleaner, smokeless fire that uses less wood and generates significantly fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. It is important to use dry, clean, and seasoned wood in order to enhance the performance of your OWB. It is recommended to season your wood for six months or one year prior to burning it. This will result in a more efficient and cleaner burn.

You can increase the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by executing each week a "dry burn". This method lowers the amount of creosote in your home which improves boiler efficiency and extends the lifespan of your boiler. By affixing a creosote-removing stick to your stove every time you fill it, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available at 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 see any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, clean them as soon as you notice them. Otherwise the soot will get harder and become more difficult to get off. Using the correct cleaners for the job is vital however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface by using anything that could scratch it. This could result in a weak point that will break glass when exposed to extreme temperatures.

Before you begin cleaning your wood stove, you should make sure that it is unlit and completely cool. Also, be sure that the surrounding area is covered with newspaper. This will stop any ash spillage that could stain and mark surfaces.

Depending on the quality of the wood that you choose to use, it could take up to one year for your stove to become properly seasoned. The wood that is seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the substance that builds up on your chimney, which reduces efficiency and posing a fire hazard. If you're using unseasoned wood or just making a fresh fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing you can do is to open up the lower back door and scoop ashes out into a non-combustible bin every week.

A sediment flush should be performed on your boiler every four years. It is a simple flush that takes five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will get rid of any accumulation of sediment inside the system and keep your boiler in top functioning condition.

After you have cleaned the outside of your fireplace outside it is time to clean it. Before starting, it's crucial to cover the floor area surrounding the stove with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear protective eyewear and gloves. You should also have a shovel, a metal container for ash, and a scraping tool. To protect the refractory you should lay down a piece of cloth to protect it while you scrape away coal and ash deposits.

Easy to operate

Despite  cast iron wood burning stove  (they were one of the 1990s' "it" trends, as were mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are frequently misunderstood. In contrast to their EPA-approved counterparts, popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these heaters use a higher fire rate and emit more smoke when operating. This is why some local governments have a policy of regulating or banning their use.

OWBs are ideal for heating homes with high insulation levels. Smoke that is thick and smoldering can also be a nuisance to neighbors, which has led many OWBs to be shut down or even sued. For OWBs dry wood with lower moisture content is required to perform properly. Using green or unseasoned wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to build up and may cut down the life of the burner. Drying wood can take time and the use of a moisture gauge is a must for the homeowner.

In contrast dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize three steps of process that makes use of more available energy in the wood, resulting in less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and can be used for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry and well-seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will mature in a year. Oak and other hardy trees can take up to two years. They are less watery and have a larger mass. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA's "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about how to burn wood efficiently in order to reduce air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be eco-friendly. Modern outdoor wood furnaces do not produce excessive CO2 or heat. They also burn cleaner than indoor wood stoves. They also require less wood to generate the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more forgiving of the moisture content of wood than indoor wood burning stoves. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly treated or "cured" wood. This could take a whole year or more for some kinds of wood. Use a moisture meter before loading to determine the amount of water present in your wood.

In the course of operation, it is important to check the system regularly for the build-up of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct of combustion and can build up in the flue and chimney if it is not cleaned regularly. It can be removed with a creosote removal solution that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will help eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency.

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