What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners
Outdoor wood burners are an efficient and cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.
Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Wood that is not seasoned or green may have a higher moisture content, which can cause creosote to accumulate and reduce performance.
Efficient
Outdoor wood burners have been around for a long time. They are a cost-effective and eco-friendly method of heating your home. The design of OWBs favors an older, cooler fire which results in less efficient combustion and a higher amount of smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can lead to health issues, fire hazards, and affect the environment around them.
Furthermore the visible smoke that OWBs emit can cause neighbors to complain and could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This type of issue can negatively impact your property value and even cause your OWB being closed.
Crown Royal Stoves has a range of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series uses technology to increase the efficiency of combustion and provide a smokeless, clean burn. This is achieved through a negative pressure air system that draws fresh, dry, hot clean air in from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it back out through the chimney at a much greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved through an innovative design that makes use of a multi-pass, water filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.
When properly used correctly, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can attain the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% for a cleaner, smokeless fire that requires less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. To maximize the effectiveness of your OWB it is crucial to burn dry, clean, and seasoned wood. Seasoning your wood for six months or a year prior to burning is recommended and will ensure a more efficient energy efficient and efficient burn.
In addition to improving the efficiency of your wood stove, you can also improve its efficiency by performing a "dry burn" every week. This method lowers the amount of creosote in your home which increases the efficiency of boilers and extends the life of your boiler. Lastly by adding a creosote-removing stick every when you load your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote used. The product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.
Clean
A wood-burning stove could become very dirty from burnt soot particles. They are extremely difficult to remove so if you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, wash them immediately. Otherwise the soot will become harder and more difficult to get rid of. It is essential to use the right cleaners, but you should also be careful not to scratch the glass by using anything that can scratch it. This could result in a weak spot that will shatter the glass when it's exposed to extreme temperatures.
Make sure you let your wood stove cool completely before cleaning it. Make sure that you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will stop the ash from leaking and staining surfaces.
Based on the quality of the wood that you select, it can take up to a year for your stove to get properly seasoned. Seasoned wood will not only burn more efficiently and will produce less creosote. This is the material which is able to build up on your fireplace, decreasing its efficiency and creating an opportunity for fire hazards. If you're using unseasoned wood or are just beginning an outdoor fire fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor and scoop the the ashes into a non-combustible container each week.
A sediment flush should be carried out on your boiler every four years. It is a simple flush of five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up inside the system and keep your boiler in top working condition.
After you have cleaned the outside of your fireplace that is outside, it is time to clean it. Before starting, it's essential to cover the floor surrounding the stove with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear gloves and protective eyewear. very small wood burning stove should also have a shovel, a metal ash container and scraping tools. To safeguard the refractory, you need to lay down a cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away ash and coal deposits.
Simple to Operate
Outdoor wood boilers (also called outdoor furnaces and outdoor wood hydronic heating systems, or outdoor wood heaters) are often misunderstood, despite their acclaim. They were one of the "it" trends of the 1990s, alongside hairstyles with mullets. Contrary to the EPA's popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these boilers have a higher fire rate and emit more smoke when operating. Certain local governments restrict or prohibit their use.
OWBs are best suited to homes with high levels of insulation. The visible, smoldering smoke is also a cause of complaints from neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut-down or sued in the past. To ensure that OWBs to operate properly they must be operated using dry wood that has a low moisture content. Unseasoned or green wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to build up and decrease the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you to determine how long it takes for wood to dry.
Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers are, on the other hand utilize a three-step process that makes use of more energy in the wood. This means less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and can be used for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and well-seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, however oak and other hardy species can require two years or more to fully season. This is due to lower water content and denser mass. This lets them store heat longer, increasing efficiency and reduce 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 pollution to the air.
Low Maintenance
Modern outdoor wood stoves have been designed to be environmentally friendly. In contrast to indoor wood burners which generate significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly and without the creation of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to generate the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.
Outdoor wood burners require significantly less maintenance than indoor wood burners, and are more tolerant when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. Outdoor wood burners are only suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or dried or. This could take a whole year or more for certain kinds of wood. It is crucial to use a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood before loading.
In the course of operation, it is necessary to periodically inspect the system for the accumulation of creosote. Creosote, a by-product of combustion, can accumulate in the chimney and flue when they are not cleaned regularly. It can be removed by pouring a creosote-removing product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote and increase efficiency.
To attain 99% efficiency in combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed a new air flow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification. This technology is employed in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air upwards from the bottom and force all gases through an enclosed secondary combustion chamber that is surrounded by water with easy-to-clean turbulators. The result is a smokeless & pollutant free burn.