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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 contribute to a resilient energy strategy. For efficient burning, it is important to use well-seasoned wood. Wood that is not seasoned or green may have a higher moisture content, which can cause creosote to build up and decrease performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for many years and offer a very green and efficient method to heat your home. However, the standard design of OWBs that encourages a slow, cooler fire which results in poor combustion and more smoke, creosote and particulates. These unburned fuels could cause health problems, fire hazards and degrade the environment. Furthermore, the visible smoke plume OWBs create can make neighbors complain. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation), taking enforcement action. This kind of issue could negatively impact the value of your property, and may result in your OWB being closed down. Crown Royal Stoves offers a line of EPA Certified outdoor wood furnaces that are referred to as the Pristine Gasification Series that utilizes technology to increase the efficiency of combustion to ensure a smokeless, clean combustion. This is achieved through an air system that is negative pressure that pulls fresh, dry, hot and filtered air from the bottom of the boiler and pushes it out of the chimney at a much more rapid rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through an exclusive design that uses a multi-pass water filled heat exchanger made from 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. Properly used when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB has an 99% efficiency in combustion for a cleaner and smokeless fire. It requires less wood and produces significantly less emissions than traditional OWBs. To maximize the performance of your OWB, it is important to only burn clean, seasoned, dry wood. Seasoning your wood for six months or a year prior to burning is recommended. This will ensure a more efficient energy efficient and efficient burn. You can improve the efficiency of your wood-burning stove through every week a “dry burn”. This method helps to eliminate creosote build up, keeps your boiler in good condition and extends its life span. By affixing a creosote-removing stick to your stove each time you fill it up, you can drastically reduce the amount of creosote you need to use. This product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean A wood-burning stove can be very dirty due to burnt soot particles. They are difficult to clean so make sure you remove any buildup from the glass of your stove as soon as you notice it. If the soot isn't removed, it will harden and make it more difficult. It is essential to use the right cleaners, but you should also avoid damaging the glass surface with anything that could scratch it. This could lead to an area of weakness that could shatter glass when exposed to extreme temperatures. Before you begin cleaning your wood burner, it is important to ensure that it's not lit and completely cool. Also, make sure that the area around it is covered with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from spreading and staining surfaces. Depending on the quality of the wood you use, it can take up to an entire year for your stove to get properly and seasoned. very small wood burner that is seasoned will not only burn more efficiently and will produce less creosote. This is the material which is able to build up on your fireplace, reducing its efficiency and creating a potential fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned or are just beginning a fire in your outdoor fireplace, it's best to open the lower backdoor and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container every week. A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years. It is a simple flush of five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will get rid of any sediments that have built up in the system, and will ensure that your boiler runs efficiently. After you've completed the sediment flush, it's now time to clean the exterior of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, it's important to cover the stove's perimeter with newspaper. Wearing protective gloves and eyewear is an excellent idea. You should also have an ash container, a shovel container for ash and scraping tools. To protect the refractory you need to lay down a piece of cloth to shield it as you scrape away ash and coal deposits. Easy to Operate Despite their popularity (they were among the 1990s' “it” trends, together with mullet hairstyles) outdoor wood boilers, referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are still often misunderstood. They're different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low temperatures continuously. They use a higher rate of burning and generate more smoke. Some local governments limit or prohibit their use. OWBs are ideal for heating homes with high insulation levels. Smoke that is dense and smoldering may cause annoyance to neighbors, which has led many OWBs to be shut down or sued. For OWBs dry wood with less moisture content is required to work properly. The use of unseasoned or green wood decreases efficiency, causes creosote to build up and may shorten the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you determine the time it takes for wood to dry. Dual-stage wood gasification (OWGB) boilers however, use a three-step process that utilizes more of the energy available in the wood. This results in less smoke. These types of furnaces are far more efficient than conventional OWBs and can be used with a larger variety of fuel. Wood gasification boilers require dry well-seasoned wood. The majority of wood will mature over the course of a year. Oak and other hardy trees can take up to two years. This is because they have lower volume of water and a greater density. This allows them retain heat for longer, thereby 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 in order minimize pollution to the air. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be environmentally friendly. Unlike indoor wood burners that emit significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn efficiently and without the release of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also require less wood to provide the same amount of heat as traditional stoves. Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more tolerant of wood moisture content than wood burning stoves that are indoor. Outdoor wood burners are only suitable for wood that has been properly “cured” or dried or. This could take a whole year or more for some types of wood. Make use of a moisture meter prior to loading to determine the amount of water in your wood. During operation it is important to examine the system on a regular basis for creosote accumulation. Creosote is a byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney when it is not cleaned on a regular basis. It can be removed by pouring a creosote removal product into the fire. Regular cleaning of the flue and chimney will help eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations and improve efficiency. Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification to achieve 99% combustion efficiency. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces utilize this technology to pull air from the bottom, forcing all of the gasses through an insulated, water-surrounded secondary combustion chamber, which is easy-clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution free burn.