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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners Outdoor wood burners are an affordable method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce the need for nonrenewable fossils fuels and contribute towards a resilient energy strategy. A well-seasoned wood is vital for efficient burning. Green or unseasoned wood may contain more moisture that can create creosote and slow down performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners have been in use for a long time. They are an energy efficient and environmentally friendly way of heating your home. However, the standard design of OWBs, which encourages an unsteady, cooler fire, results in less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, and particulates. Unburned fuels can lead to health issues as well as fire hazards and affect the environment around them. Moreover the visible smoke plume that OWBs produce can cause neighbors to complain and result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This type of public relations issue can have a serious impact on the value of your property and could even result in your OWB being shut down. Crown Royal Stoves has a range of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to improve the efficiency of combustion and create a smokeless, clean burn. This is accomplished by using a negative pressure air system that draws fresh hot, dry, filtered air in from the bottom of the boiler, and pushes it back out through the chimney at a much higher rate than conventional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an innovative design that utilizes a multi-pass water filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. If properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB can achieve an 99% efficiency in combustion for a cleaner and smoke-free fire. It uses less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. It is crucial to use dry, clean and seasoned wood to increase the performance of your OWB. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or a year prior to burning is recommended and helps ensure a better, more energy efficient burn. In addition to maximizing the performance of your wood burner it is also possible to increase its efficiency by performing the “dry burn” every week. This method eliminates creosote accumulation, makes your boiler running efficiently and increases its lifespan. Lastly by putting in a creosote-removing stick every time you fill your stove, you will be able to drastically cut the amount of creosote you use. The product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean A wood-burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. They are extremely difficult to shift If you notice any areas of build up on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. Soot that is not removed will begin to harden and make it more difficult to remove. Using very small wood burner for the job is crucial and you should also make sure you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that could scratch it. This could result in a weak point that will shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures. Before you begin cleaning your wood burner, you must ensure that it is unlit and completely cool. Make sure you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from spreading and staining surfaces. Depending on the quality of the wood you select, it can take up to one year for your stove to become properly well-seasoned. Wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn more efficiently and will produce less creosote. This is the material that builds up on your chimney, decreasing its efficiency and posing a fire hazard. If you are using unseasoned wood, or just starting a new fire in your outdoor wood burner the best thing you can do is open the back door to the lower part and scoop the ashes into a non-combustible bin every week. A sediment flush should be performed on your boiler every four years. This is a simple five second flush from the drain valve of your boiler. This will eliminate any sediments that have accumulated up in the system and will ensure that your boiler runs well. After you have cleaned the exterior of your fireplace outside it is time to clean it. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the area around the stove with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear protective eyewear and gloves. Also, you should have an ash container, a shovel ash container and scraping tools. You can use a cloth as a shield to shield the refractory from damage while you take off coal and ash deposits. Easy to Operate Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' “it” trends, as were mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters, are often misunderstood. Contrary to the EPA's popular wood stoves that are designed to burn at constant, low temperatures, these units use more fire and emit more smoke when they operate. This is why some local governments regulate or ban their use. OWBs are great to heat homes with a high insulation level. Smoke that is dense and smoldering can also be a nuisance to neighbors, resulting in many OWBs to be shut down or sued. To allow OWBs to function properly, they must be used with dry wood that has a low moisture content. Wood that is not seasoned or green can decrease efficiency, cause creosote to build up and reduce the life of the burner. Drying wood takes time, and a moisture meter is a must for any homeowner. Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers are, on the other hand they employ a three-step procedure 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 for various fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry, seasoned wood. The majority of wood will mature within a year. Oak and other hardy trees may take up to two years. This is due to a lower water content and denser mass. This lets them store heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reducing 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 have been designed with the environment in mind. Modern outdoor wood furnaces do not produce excessive CO2 or heat. They also burn cleaner than indoor wood stoves. They also require less wood to generate 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. Outdoor wood burners are only suitable for wood that has been properly “cured” or dried or. This can take a year or more for some types of wood. It is essential to make use of a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood prior to loading. When operating, it is essential to inspect the system periodically for creosote accumulation. Creosote, a by-product of combustion, may build up in the chimney and flue if they aren't cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated by pouring a creosote removal product into the fire. Regularly cleaning the flue and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency. Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification to ensure 99% efficiency in combustion. This technology is utilized in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to pull air up from the bottom and force all gases through an sealed secondary combustion chamber, surrounded by water with easy-to-clean turbulators. The result is a smokeless and pollutant-free burning.