What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners

Outdoor wood burners are an affordable way to heat homes and businesses. They also reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and aid in a sustainable energy strategy.

For efficient combustion, it is important to use well-seasoned wood. Unseasoned or green wood can have a higher moisture content that can cause creosote to build up and decrease performance.

Efficient

Outdoor wood burners have been around for many years. They are an energy-efficient and eco-friendly method to heat your home. The typical design of OWBs favors a slower, cooler fire which leads to less efficient combustion and a higher amount of smoke and creosote. These unburned fuels could cause health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment.

Moreover, the visible smoke plume that OWBs produce can cause neighbors to complain and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement actions. This kind of public relations issue could have a serious impact on the value of your property and may even result in 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 maximize combustion efficiency for a clean, smoke-free burning. This is done with a negative-pressure air system that draws in fresh dry heated, filtered air from the bottom, and then pushes it up 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 made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel.

If properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB can achieve a 99% combustion rate for a cleaner and smoke-free fire. It uses less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. To maximize the performance of your OWB it is essential to only burn dry, clean, and seasoned wood. Seasoning your wood for six months or a year prior to burning is recommended. It helps ensure a better, indoor wood burner more energy efficient burn.

You can boost the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through every week a "dry burn". This method eliminates creosote build up, keeps your boiler in good condition and extends its life span. Lastly by adding a creosote removal stick each when you load your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote used. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace.

Clean

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Simple to Operate

Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' "it" trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor cast iron wood burning stove hydronic heaters, are often misunderstood. In contrast to their EPA-approved counterparts, popular wood stoves that are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these units use an increased fire rate and emit more smoke when operating. This is the reason why local governments regulate or ban their use.

OWBs are best used to heat homes with insulation levels that are high. The smoldering, dense visible smoke is also a source of complaints from neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. In order for OWBs to operate properly they must be operated using dry wood that has a low moisture content. Wood that is not seasoned or green will reduce efficiency, causing creosote build-up, and shorten the lifespan of the burner. Drying wood takes time and an instrument to measure moisture is a must for any homeowner.

Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers, on the other hand utilize a three-step process that makes use of more energy available in the wood. This means less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used to fuel many different fuels. conservatory wood burner gasification boilers require dry, well-seasoned firewood. Most wood will season within a year, but oak and other hardy species could take two years or more to fully season. This is due to a lower water content and denser mass. This allows them to hold heat for longer, thus increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA "Burn Wise" website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great sources for homeowners to learn how to burn wood efficiently to minimize air pollution.

Low Maintenance

Modern outdoor wood stoves have been designed to be eco-friendly. Unlike indoor wood Burner wood burners that produce significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn efficiently and without the production of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also require less wood to provide the same amount of heat as traditional stoves.

Outdoor wood burners also require less maintenance than indoor wood burners and are more accommodating in regards to the moisture content of the wood. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly treated or "cured" wood. This could take a whole year or more for certain kinds of wood. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to measure the amount of water contained in the wood.

During operation it is important to check the system regularly to check for accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney in the event that it is not cleaned regularly. It can be removed using the use of a special creosote remover that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency.

Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification to achieve 99% combustion efficiency. This technology is employed in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor cast iron wood burning stove Furnaces to draw air from the bottom and push all gases through an insulated secondary combustion chamber which is surrounded by water, with easy-to-clean Turbulators. The result is a smokeless & pollutant-free burn.