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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 help reduce the dependence on fossil fuels that are not renewable and help to create a more resilient energy strategy. To ensure efficient burning it is essential to use seasoned wood. Unseasoned or green wood has higher moisture content and may cause creosote that can reduce performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners have been around for a long time. They are an energy efficient and eco-friendly method to heat your home. However, the design of OWBs, which promotes a slow, cooler fire, causes less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. These unburned fuels can lead to health problems as well as fire hazards, and can also harm the environment. Furthermore the visible smoke puffs that OWBs create can cause neighbors to complain. This could result in DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) and taking enforcement actions. This type of public relations issue could be a significant impact on the value of your property and may result in your OWB being shut down. Crown Royal Stoves offers a range of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces known as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to maximize combustion efficiency for a clean, smokeless combustion. This is achieved through 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 greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished by an exclusive design that uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. When used properly correctly, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can reach the highest efficiency of combustion, which is 99% for a cleaner, smokeless fire that consumes less wood and generates significantly fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. To enhance the performance of your OWB it is essential to burn only dry, clean, seasoned wood. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a smoother, more energy efficient burn. You can boost the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through each week a “dry burn”. This method lowers the amount of creosote in your home which increases the efficiency of boilers and extends the life of your boiler. Additionally by adding a creosote-removing stick every time you load your stove, you can significantly reduce the amount creosote that you use. This product is available at Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean The soot particles that are left in the aftermath of burning wood can make a stove appear very dirty. They are difficult to clean so make sure you clean any buildup on the glass of your stove as soon as you notice it. Soot that is not removed will begin to harden, making it even more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaning products for the job is essential however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that might scratch it. This could cause a weak point that will break glass when exposed to extreme temperatures. Before you begin cleaning your wood burner, you must ensure that it is not lit and completely cool. Also, make sure that the area around it is covered with newspaper. This will stop any spillage of ash that can cause stains and marks on surfaces. It can take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be complete, depending on the quality of wood you choose to use. Wood that is properly seasoned will not only burn better and last longer, but it will also produce less creosote. This is the material which is able to build up on your fireplace, decreasing its effectiveness and creating an opportunity for fire hazards. If you're using unseasoned wood, or just beginning 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 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 straightforward flush of five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any debris that has accumulated within the system and help ensure that your boiler is in good operating condition. Once you have done the sediment flush, it's time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the stove's area with newspaper. Wearing protective gloves and eyewear is an excellent idea. You should also have a metal ash canister along with a scraping tool as well as shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you need to lay down a piece of cloth to protect it while you scrape away coal and ash deposits. Easy to operate Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' “it” trends, as were mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are frequently misunderstood. They are different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are made to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They are able to produce an increased rate of burning and generate more smoke. This is why a few local governments regulate or ban their use. OWBs are best suited to homes with high levels of insulation. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a cause of complaint with neighbors and has resulted in many OWBs being shut down or sued in the past. To allow OWBs to operate properly they should be operated with dry wood that has low moisture content. Unseasoned or green wood will reduce efficiency, causing creosote build-up and reduce the life of the burner. A moisture meter can help you determine how long it takes for wood to dry. In contrast dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize a three step process that uses more of the available energy in the wood and results in a lesser amount of smoke. These types of furnaces are much more efficient than traditional OWBs and can be used with a greater variety of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned and well-seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will season over the course of a year. Oak and other tough trees could take as long as two years. This is because they have less volume of water and a greater density. This allows them to hold heat for longer, increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA's “Burn Wise” website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners understand how to burn wood efficiently in order to reduce pollution to the air. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood furnaces have been designed with the environment in mind. Unlike indoor wood burners that produce significant smoke, modern outdoor furnaces burn cleanly without the release of excessive carbon monoxide or heat. They also require less wood to produce the same amount of heat as traditional stoves. Outdoor wood burners also require less maintenance than indoor wood burners and are more forgiving in regards to the moisture content of the wood. However, outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly seasoned or “cured” wood. Certain types of wood may take up to a year. It is important to utilize a moisture gauge to measure the amount of water of your wood prior to loading. In the course of operation, it is important to regularly check the system for creosote build up. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can build up in the chimney and flue when it is not cleaned regularly. second hand wood burner can be removed with the use of a special creosote remover that is poured into the flame. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote and improve efficiency. Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification to achieve 99% combustion efficiency. This technology is utilized in our EPA certified Pristine Series Outdoor Wood Furnaces to draw air from the bottom and push all the gases through an enclosed secondary combustion chamber that is which is surrounded by water, with easy-to-clean turbines. The result is a smokeless, pollution-free burn.