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 dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy.
Wood that is well-seasoned is crucial for efficient burning. Wood that is not seasoned or green has higher moisture content and can cause creosote buildup which reduces performance.
Efficient
Outdoor wood burners have been around for a long time. They are a cost-effective and green method to heat your home. However, the standard design of OWBs, which encourages an unsteady, cooler fire which results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote, and particulates. These unburnt fuels can cause health issues as well as fire hazards and cause harm to the environment around it.
Furthermore the visible smoke plume that OWBs create can make neighbors complain. This could result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) taking enforcement action. corner wood burner of issue could have a negative impact on your property value and even cause your OWB being closed down.
Crown Royal Stoves has a line of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to maximize combustion efficiency and provide an unburned, clean and smoke-free. This is accomplished by using an air system that is negative pressure that pulls fresh, dry, hot, filtered air in from the bottom of the boiler and then pushes it out through the chimney at a more rapid rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through a unique design which uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.
When used properly correctly, when properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can achieve an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner, smokeless fire that consumes less wood and generates significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is important to burn only clean, seasoned and dry wood to increase the performance of your OWB. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or more prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a better energy efficient and efficient burn.
You can improve the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through each week a "dry burn". This technique reduces creosote which improves boiler efficiency and prolongs the life of your boiler. Lastly, by adding a creosote remover stick every time you load your stove, you will be able to dramatically reduce the amount of creosote that you use. The product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace.
Clean
A wood burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. These are very hard to move, so if you see any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, clean them immediately. In the event that the soot is not removed, it will become harder and more difficult to get off. Using the correct cleaners for the job is essential and you should also make sure you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that might scratch it. This could cause an area of weakness that could shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures.
Make sure you let your wood burner cool completely before cleaning it. Also, make sure that the area around it is covered with newspaper. This will prevent any spillage of ash that could stain and mark surfaces.
It could take as long as one year for the seasoning of your stove to be complete, depending on the quality of wood you use. The wood that has been treated with a seasoned finish will not only burn more efficiently, but will also produce less creosote. This is the kind of material that is able to build up on your fireplace, reducing its effectiveness and creating a potential fire hazard. If you are using unseasoned wood or are just starting a new fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing to do is to open up the back door to the lower part and scoop ashes out into a non-combustible container each week.
A sediment flush should be carried out on your boiler every four years. This is a simple five second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any sediment that has built up in the system, and ensure that your boiler is operating well.
After you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, make sure to cover the stove's perimeter with newspaper. Wearing protective gloves and eyewear is an excellent idea. Also, you should have a metal ash canister, a scraping tool and shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you must lay down a piece of cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away ash and coal deposits.
Easy to Operate
Outdoor wood boilers (also called outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heating systems or outdoor wood heaters) are often misunderstood despite their acclaim. They were among the "it" trends of the 1990s, along with hairstyles with mullets. Contrary to the EPA's popular wood stoves, which are designed to burn at constant, low temperatures, these units use a higher fire rate and produce more smoke when operating. This is why a few local governments have a policy of regulating or banning their use.
OWBs work best in homes with high levels of insulation. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a cause of complaints from neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut-down or being sued in the past. To allow OWBs to function properly, they must be used with dry wood that has low moisture content. Green or unseasoned wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to build up and decrease the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you determine the time it takes for wood to dry.
In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) employ three steps that makes use of more available energy in the wood, resulting in a lesser amount of smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs, and can be used for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will be seasoned within a year, however oak and other hardy species may take two years or more to fully season. They are less watery and have a larger mass. This lets them store 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 burning wood efficiently to minimize pollution to the air.
Low Maintenance
Modern outdoor wood stoves are designed to be environmentally friendly. Unlike indoor wood burners that produce significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn efficiently and without the creation of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to generate the same amount 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 can take a year or more for certain kinds of wood. It is crucial to make use of a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood before loading.
During operation, it is important to check the system regularly for the build-up of creosote. Creosote is an byproduct of combustion and can build up in the chimney and flue if it is not cleaned frequently. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote removing product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney can remove harmful creosote, and boost efficiency.
In order to attain 99% efficiency in combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed an innovative air flow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces utilize this technology to pull air from the bottom, pushing all of the gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber, which is easy-clean turbines for a smokeless and pollution-free burn.