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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners Outdoor wood burners are a cost-effective way to heat homes and businesses. They also help reduce dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy. Wood that is well-seasoned is crucial for efficient burning. Unseasoned or green wood can have a higher moisture content, which can cause creosote to build up and slow down performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for years and offer a very energy efficient and environmentally friendly method of heating your home. However, the typical design of OWBs, which promotes a slow, cooler fire which results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote and particulates. These unburned fuels could cause health issues, fire hazards and degrade the environment. Moreover, the visible smoke puffs that OWBs generate can make neighbors complain. This may result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) taking enforcement action. This kind of public relations issue can be a significant impact on the value of your property and may result in your OWB being shut 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 a smokeless, clean burn. This is achieved through a negative pressure air system that pulls fresh, dry, hot clean air in from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it back out through the chimney at a much more rapid rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by a unique design which uses an incredibly efficient multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. When properly utilized properly, the Pristine Series OWB achieves an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner and smoke-free fire. It uses less wood, and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is important to burn only dry, clean and seasoned wood in order to enhance the performance of your OWB. Seasoning your wood for six months or more prior to burning is recommended. It helps ensure a smoother energy efficient and efficient burn. In addition to increasing 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 improves boiler efficiency and extends the life of your boiler. By adding a stick for removing creosote to your stove every time you fill it up, you can dramatically reduce the amount of creosote that you use. The product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean The soot particles left behind after burning wood can make a wood stove look very dirty. These are very hard to remove If you notice any spots of buildup on the glass of your stove, wash them immediately. If not, the soot will begin to become harder and more difficult to get rid of. Using the right cleaning products for the job is crucial however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface by using anything that could scratch it. This could result in a weak spot that can shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures. Make sure you let your wood burner cool completely before cleaning it. Also, make sure that the surrounding area is covered with newspaper. This will prevent any spillage of ash that can 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 choose to 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 substance that is able to build up on your fireplace, reducing its efficiency and creating the potential for a fire hazard. If you're using unseasoned wood, or just making a fresh fire in your outdoor wood burner, the best thing to do is to open the lower back door and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container every week. You should also perform a sediment flush on your boiler at least once every four years. This is a simple flush lasting five seconds from the bottom drain valve on your boiler. This will eliminate any sediment that has built up inside the system and keep your boiler in top functioning condition. After you have cleaned the outside of your fireplace that is outside It is now time to clean it. Before you begin, it's essential to cover the floor area around the stove with newspaper. Wearing protective eyewear and gloves is also a good idea. Also, you should have a metal ash container along with a scraping tool as well as shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you must lay down a piece of cloth to protect it while you scrape away ash and coal deposits. Simple to operate Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' “it” trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also known as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are still often misunderstood. Contrary to the EPA's popular wood stoves which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these heaters use more fire and emit more smoke when they operate. Some local governments limit or ban their use. OWBs are great to heat homes with insulation levels that are high. Smoke that is dense and smoldering may be a nuisance to neighbors, which has led many OWBs to be shut down or even sued. For OWBs dry wood that has lower moisture content is needed to work properly. Using green or unseasoned wood can reduce efficiency, cause creosote to build up and may reduce the lifespan of the burner. A moisture gauge will allow you determine how long it takes for wood to dry. In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize three steps that uses more of the available energy from the wood and results in a lesser amount of smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs, and are suitable for many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and well-seasoned firewood. Most wood can be seasoned within a year, but oak and other species with a hardy structure could require two years or more to fully season. They are less water-based and have a denser mass. This enables them to hold heat longer, increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA's “Burn Wise” website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about burning wood efficiently, thereby reducing pollution to the air. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be eco-friendly. Contrary to indoor wood stoves that 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 forgiving in regards to the moisture content of the wood. 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 types of wood. It is essential to use a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood before loading. In the full details of operation, it is necessary to regularly check the system for the build-up of creosote. Creosote, a by-product of combustion, can accumulate in the flue and chimney when they are not cleaned regularly. It can be removed by pouring a creosote removal product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue can remove harmful creosote, and boost efficiency. To get 99% efficiency from combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed a new air flow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification. This technology is used in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to pull air up from the bottom and force all the gases through an insulated secondary combustion chamber that is surrounded by water and easy-to-clean Turbulators. The result is a smokeless, pollutant-free combustion.