How To Get More Value Out Of Your Outside Wood Burners
What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners
Outdoor wood burners are an affordable method of heating homes and businesses. They also help reduce the dependence on nonrenewable fossils fuels and help in implementing a sustainable energy strategy.
To ensure efficient burning for efficient burning, it is crucial to use well-seasoned wood. Wood that is not seasoned or green has a higher moisture content and can cause creosote accumulation, which can affect performance.
Efficient
Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and are an extremely energy efficient and environmentally friendly method to heat your home. However, the design of OWBs that encourages an unsteady, cooler fire which causes poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. These unburned fuels can cause health issues, fire hazards and degrade the environment.
Additionally the visible smoke plume that OWBs generate can cause neighbors to complain. This may result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This kind of issue could have a negative impact on your property value and even result in your OWB being closed.
Crown Royal Stoves offers a range of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces called the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to increase the efficiency of combustion to ensure a smokeless, clean burn. This is accomplished with a negative-pressure air system which pulls fresh, dry heated, filtered air from the bottom and then pushes it through the chimney much faster than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished by an exclusive design that uses an incredibly efficient multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.
If properly utilized properly, when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB achieves an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner and smokeless fire. It consumes less wood, and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. To further maximize the performance of your OWB it is crucial to only burn dry, clean, seasoned wood. It is recommended to season your wood for a minimum of six months or one year prior to burning it. This will result in the most efficient and clean burn.
In addition to maximizing the efficiency of your wood burner, you can also improve its efficiency by performing a "dry burn" every week. This method helps to eliminate creosote build up, keeps your boiler running efficiently and increases its lifespan. By adding a stick for removing creosote to your stove each time you fill it up, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote that you use. The product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.
Clean
A wood-burning stove could be very dirty due to burnt soot particles. They are difficult to remove, so clean any buildup on your stove's glass immediately. Any soot that is not eliminated will harden and make it more difficult. Using the correct 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 cause a weak spot that can shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures.
Before you begin cleaning your wood burner it is important to ensure that it is not lit and completely cool. Also, be sure that the surrounding area is covered with newspaper. This will stop the ash from spilling and staining surfaces.
Based on the quality of the wood that you choose to use, it could take up to a year for your stove to become properly seasoned. Seasoned wood will not only burn more efficiently and last longer, but it will also produce less creosote. This is the material that accumulates on your chimney, decreasing its efficiency and posing a fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned or are just beginning an outdoor fire fireplace, it's recommended to open the lower backdoor and scoop out all the ashes into a nonflammable container every week.
You should also do a sediment flush on your boiler at a minimum every four years. It is a simple flush that takes five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up within the system and help keep your boiler in great operating condition.
After you have cleaned the exterior of your outdoor fireplace it is time to clean it. Before beginning, it is crucial to cover the floor area around the stove with newspaper. Wearing gloves and eye protection is also a good idea. You should also have an shovel, a metal container for ash and a scraping tool. You can use a cloth for shield to protect the refractory as you take off coal and ash deposits.
Easy to Operate
Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' "it" trends, together with mullet hairstyles) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are frequently misunderstood. They are not the same as the well-known EPA wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They have a higher rate of burning and produce more smoke. Some local governments limit or prohibit their use.
OWBs work best for homes that have high levels of insulation. Smoke that is dense and smoldering could be a nuisance for neighbors, resulting in many OWBs to be shut down or even sued. For OWBs dry wood with a lower moisture content is required to function properly. Utilizing unseasoned or green wood reduces efficiency, leads to creosote to build up and may reduce the lifespan of the burner. A moisture meter will help you determine the time it takes for wood to dry.
Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers however they employ a three-step procedure that makes use of more energy available in the wood. This results in less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and are suitable for various fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry, well-seasoned firewood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, however oak and other species with a hardy structure could require two years or more to fully mature. This is due to less water content and denser mass. This enables them to hold heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great resources for homeowners to learn how to burn wood efficiently to reduce air pollution.
Low Maintenance
Modern outdoor wood stoves have been designed to be eco-friendly. Modern outdoor wood furnaces don't generate excessive heat or CO2. They also burn more efficiently than indoor wood stoves. They also use less wood to generate the same amount heat as traditional stoves.
Outdoor wood burners also require significantly less maintenance than indoor wood burners and are more accommodating when it comes to the moisture content of the wood. Outdoor wood burners are suitable for wood that has been properly "cured" or dried or. outside wood burners can take a year or more for certain types of wood. Use a moisture meter before loading to measure the amount of water contained in your wood.
When the system is in operation, it is important to regularly check the system for creosote build up. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion that can build up in the chimney and flue in the event that it is not cleaned on a regular basis. It can be removed with the use of a special creosote remover that is poured into the fire. Regularly cleaning the flue and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote buildup and improve efficiency.
In order to get 99% efficiency from combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed a new air flow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces utilize this technology to pull air from the bottom, directing all of the gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber, which is easy-clean turbines for a smokeless and pollution free burn.