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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 the dependence on nonrenewable fossils fuels and contribute towards a resilient energy strategy. Well-seasoned wood is essential for efficient burning. Green or unseasoned wood has a higher moisture content and can cause creosote that can reduce performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners (OWBs) have been around for a long time and provide an eco-friendly and energy efficient method of heating your home. The typical design of OWBs favors an older, cooler fire which leads to less efficient combustion and a higher amount of smoke and creosote. These unburned fuels could cause health problems, fire hazards and degrade the environment. Furthermore, the visible smoke plume that OWBs emit can make neighbors angry and lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) enforcement action. This kind of public relations issue could cause serious damage to 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 uses technology to increase the efficiency of combustion and create a smokeless, clean burn. This is done with a negative-pressure air system which pulls fresh, dry heated, filtered, and heated air from the bottom and pushes it up the chimney at a much faster rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by an exclusive design that uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger made of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. When properly used, the Pristine Gasification Series OWB can reach a 99% combustion efficiency for a cleaner, smoke-free fire that consumes less wood and produces fewer emissions than traditional OWBs. To maximize the effectiveness of your OWB, it is important to burn dry, clean, and seasoned wood. The process of preparing your wood for 6 months or more prior to burning is recommended. This helps ensure a smoother and more efficient burn. You can improve the efficiency of your wood-burning stove by performing a weekly “dry burn”. This method reduces creosote, increases boiler efficiency and prolongs the life of your boiler. Lastly, by adding a creosote removal stick each time you fill your stove, you can significantly reduce the amount creosote used. This product is available from Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean A wood-burning stove could become very dirty from burnt soot particles. They are extremely difficult to remove, so if you see any spots of buildup on the glass of your stove, you must clean them immediately. In the event that the soot is not removed, it will get harder and become more difficult to remove. Using the right cleaners for the job is essential however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that could scratch it. This could leave a weak spot that could break the glass if it's exposed to extreme temperatures. Before you begin cleaning your wood burner it is important to ensure that it is unlit and completely cool. Also, ensure 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 that you select, it can take up to one year for your stove to be properly well-seasoned. Seasoned wood will not only burn better, but will create less creosote. This is the kind of material that accumulates on your fireplace, reducing its efficiency and posing a potential fire hazard. If you are using unseasoned wood or are just beginning a new fire in your outdoor wood burner, the best thing to do is to open up the lower back door and scoop ashes out into a non-combustible container each week. You should also perform a sediment flush on your boiler at least every four years. This is a quick five-second flush from the bottom drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any accumulation of sediment inside the system and ensure that your boiler is in good functioning condition. Once you have done the sediment flush, it's time to clean the outside of your outdoor wood burner. Before you begin, make sure to cover the area around the stove 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 a shovel. To safeguard the refractory, you need to lay a cloth on it to protect it while you scrape away ash and coal deposits. Easy to Operate Outdoor wood boilers (also known as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heating systems or outdoor wood heaters) are often misunderstood in spite of their acclaim. They were one of the “it” trends of the 1990s, along with hairstyles with mullets. They're different from the popular EPA wood stoves, which are designed to burn at low temperatures and continuously. They are able to produce a higher rate of burning and generate more smoke. This is the reason why local governments regulate or even ban their use. OWBs work best for homes with a high level of insulation. The visible, smoldering smoke is also a cause of complaints from neighbors, and has led to many OWBs being shut-down or being sued in the past. In order for OWBs to function properly, they must be used with dry wood with low moisture content. Utilizing unseasoned or green wood reduces efficiency, leads to creosote accumulation and can shorten the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you determine the time it takes for wood to dry. In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) make use of three steps which makes use of the available energy from the wood and results in less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs and can be used to fuel many different fuels. Wood gasification boilers need dry and seasoned wood. Most wood will season within a year, however oak and other hardy species may take two or more years to fully season. They are less watery and have a greater density. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA “Burn Wise' website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great resources for homeowners to learn how to efficiently burn wood to reduce air pollution. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood stoves are engineered to be environmentally friendly. Modern outdoor wood furnaces do not emit excessive heat or CO2. They also burn more efficiently than indoor wood stoves. They also require less wood to produce the same amount of heat as traditional stoves. Outdoor wood burners require less maintenance and are more tolerant of wood moisture content than indoor wood burning stoves. However outdoor wood burners should only be used with properly seasoned or “cured” wood. This can take a year or more for certain kinds of wood. It is important to make use of a moisture meter to measure the amount of water of your wood prior to loading. When corner wood burning stove is in operation, it is necessary to periodically inspect the system for creosote build up. Creosote is a byproduct from combustion and can build up in the flue and chimney if it is not cleaned regularly. It can be eliminated using a creosote removal solution that is poured into the fire. Regular cleaning of the chimney and flue will eliminate dangerous creosote and increase efficiency. Crown Royal Stoves developed a new airflow technology called Negative Pressure Gasification to ensure 99% efficiency in combustion. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces employ this technology to pull air from the bottom, pushing all gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber that is easy to clean turbulators for a smokeless & pollution-free burn.