What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners
Outdoor wood burning stoves are a cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce the dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.
For efficient burning, it is important to use well-seasoned wood. Unseasoned or green wood has higher moisture content and may cause creosote that can reduce performance.
Efficient
Outdoor wood burners have been in use for a long time. They are an energy-efficient and green method of heating your home. The design of OWBs encourages an older, cooler fire which results in poorer combustion and a higher amount of smoke and creosote. These unburnt fuels can cause health issues, fire hazards, and affect the environment around them.
Additionally the visible smoke plume that OWBs create can make neighbors complain. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This kind of problem can negatively impact the value of your property, and may lead to your OWB being closed.
Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces called the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to boost the efficiency of combustion to ensure a smokeless, clean burn. This is done through a negative pressure air system which pulls fresh dry heated, filtered, and heated air from the bottom and then pushes it through the chimney faster 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.
When properly used, the Pristine Series OWB achieves an efficiency of 99% for a smoke-free and cleaner fire. It consumes less wood, and produces significantly fewer emission than traditional OWBs. It is crucial to use clean, seasoned and dry wood in order to enhance the performance of your OWB. It is recommended that you prepare your wood for a period of six months or a year before burning it. This will result in an efficient and clean burn.
In addition to maximizing the performance of your wood burner and enhancing the efficiency of your wood burner by performing an "dry burn" every week. This method reduces creosote which improves boiler efficiency and extends the lifespan of your boiler. Lastly by putting in a creosote-removing stick each when you load your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote that you use. The product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.
Clean
A wood-burning stove could become very dirty from burnt soot particles. These are very hard to move If you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, wash them immediately. Soot that is not removed will become hard, making it even more difficult. Using the right cleaners for the job is crucial, but also be sure you're not damaging the surface of the glass by using anything that could scratch it. This could leave a weak spot that could break the glass if it's exposed to extreme temperatures.
Before you begin cleaning your wood burner, you should make sure that it is unlit and completely cool. Be sure that you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from leaking and staining surfaces.
Depending on the quality of the wood you choose to use, it could take up to a year for your stove to be properly and seasoned. The wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the substance that builds up on your chimney, decreasing its efficiency and creating an hazard for fire. If you're using unseasoned wood or are just starting a new fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing you can do is to open up the back door to the lower part and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible bin every week.
It is also recommended to perform a sediment flush on your boiler at least once every four years. It is a simple flush of 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 working condition.
After you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's important to cover the area around the stove with newspaper. It is also advisable to wear gloves and protective eyewear. Also, you should have an ash container, a shovel ash container and a scraping tool. To protect the refractory you need to lay down a cloth to protect it while you scrape away coal and ash deposits.
Simple 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 popularity. They were among the "it" trends of the 1990s, alongside hairstyles with mullets. These units are not the same as the well-known EPA wood stoves, which are built to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They have an increased rate of fire and produce more smoke. This is why some local governments regulate or ban their use.
OWBs are best used for heating homes with high insulation levels. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a source of complaint with neighbors and has led to many OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. For OWBs dry wood that has lower moisture content is needed to function effectively. Wood that is not seasoned or green can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to build up, and shorten the lifespan of the burner. freestanding wood burner will help you determine how long it takes for wood to dry.
Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers, on the other hand they employ a three-step procedure that makes use of more energy in the wood. This means less smoke. These kinds of furnaces are much more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a larger variety of fuel. wood burning fires need dry well-seasoned wood. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, however oak and other species that are hardy could take two years or more to fully mature. This is because they have lower amount of water and a higher density. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great sources for homeowners to understand how to burn wood efficiently to minimize pollution to the air.
Low Maintenance
Modern outdoor wood furnaces are designed with the environment in mind. Modern outdoor wood furnaces do not produce excessive heat or CO2. They also burn more efficiently 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 moisture content in wood than indoor wood burning stoves. 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 important to utilize a moisture gauge to determine the amount of water of your wood prior to loading.
During operation, it is important to periodically inspect the system for creosote build up. Creosote is an byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney in the event that it is not cleaned regularly. It can be removed using a creosote removal solution that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney can remove harmful creosote 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, forcing all gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber, which is easy-clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution-free combustion.