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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners Outdoor wood burning stoves can be a cost-effective solution for heating homes and businesses. They also help to reduce dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels and help to create a more resilient energy strategy. To ensure efficient burning, it is important to use seasoned wood. Unseasoned or green wood can contain more moisture that can create creosote and reduce performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners have been in use for many years. They are a cost-effective and eco-friendly method to heat your home. The design of OWBs promotes an older, cooler fire which results in less efficient combustion, and more smoke and creosote. Unburned fuels can cause health problems and fire hazards. They also degrade the environment. Furthermore, the visible smoke plume OWBs generate can make neighbors complain. This could lead to DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) taking enforcement action. This kind of issue could affect the value of your property, and may result in your OWB being closed down. Crown Royal Stoves has a line of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series uses technology to improve the efficiency of combustion and provide an unburned, clean and smoke-free. 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 greater rate than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is accomplished through a unique design which uses a multi-pass water-filled heat exchanger constructed of 409 Titanium Enhanced Stainless Steel. If properly used when properly used, when properly used, the Pristine Series OWB has 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 dry, clean and seasoned wood to increase the performance of your OWB. It is recommended to get your wood seasoned for a period of six months or a year prior to burning it. This will result in an efficient and clean burn. In addition to maximizing the efficiency of your wood burner, you can also improve its efficiency by performing an “dry burn” every week. This method reduces creosote which increases the efficiency of boilers and extends the lifespan of your boiler. Lastly by putting in a creosote remover stick each when you load your stove, you can drastically cut the amount of creosote that you use. This product is available through Wisconsin Wood Furnace. Clean A wood-burning stove can be extremely dirty due to burned soot particles. They are difficult to clean and therefore, you must remove any buildup from your stove's glass immediately. Any soot that is not eliminated will harden, making it even more difficult to remove. Using the correct cleaners for the job is crucial however, you must also ensure that you're not damaging the glass's surface with anything that could scratch it. This could leave an area of weakness that could break the glass if it's exposed to high temperatures. Be sure to let your wood burner cool completely before cleaning it. Make sure you protect the area around it with newspaper. This will prevent any ash spillage that can cause stains and marks on surfaces. It could take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be complete, depending on the quality of the wood you select. The wood that is treated with a seasoned finish will not only burn more efficiently, but also produce less creosote. This is the material that gets accumulated on your chimney, decreasing its effectiveness and creating an hazard for fire. If you're using unseasoned wood or you're just starting an outdoor fire fireplace, you should open the lower backdoor and scoop out the ashes into a non-combustible container each week. A sediment flush is recommended on your boiler every four years. This involves a simple five-second flush from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any debris that has accumulated inside the system, and will ensure that your boiler is in good operating condition. After you have cleaned the exterior of your fireplace that is outside It is now time to clean it. Before you begin, it's crucial to cover the stove's area with newspaper. It is also helpful to wear protective eyewear and gloves. You should also have an shovel, a metal container for ash and a scraping tool. To safeguard the refractory, you need to lay down a piece of cloth to protect it from damage as you scrape away coal and ash 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 boilers have more fire and produce more smoke when operating. Some local governments restrict or ban their use. OWBs are great to heat homes with high insulation levels. Smoke that is thick and smoldering could cause annoyance to neighbors, resulting in many OWBs to be shut down or even sued. For OWBs dry wood that has less moisture content is required to function properly. Unseasoned or green wood can decrease efficiency, cause creosote to build up and decrease the life 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 which makes use of the available energy from the wood and results in much less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than traditional OWBs, and can be used for a wide range of fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry and well-seasoned firewood. The majority of wood will season over the course of a year. Oak and other tough trees may take up to two years. They are less watery and have a greater density. This allows them to retain heat longer, increasing efficiency and reduce pollution. The EPA “Burn Wise” website and Cornell Cooperative Extension are great resources for homeowners to learn how to burn wood efficiently to minimize pollution to the air. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood furnaces are constructed with the environment in mind. Unlike indoor wood burners that emit significant smoke Modern outdoor furnaces burn efficiently and without the production of excessive heat or carbon monoxide. They also use less wood to generate the same amount heat as traditional stoves. Outdoor wood burners require significantly less maintenance than indoor wood burner s, and are more tolerant 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 could take a whole year or more for certain types of wood. It is crucial to use a moisture meter to measure the amount of water of your wood before loading. When operating, it is essential to inspect the system periodically for the accumulation of creosote. Creosote, a by-product of combustion, may build up in the chimney and flue if they aren't cleaned regularly. It can be removed with a special creosote removal product that is poured into the fire. Regularly cleaning the flue and chimney will remove dangerous creosote buildup and improve efficiency. To attain 99% efficiency in combustion, Crown Royal Stoves designed an innovative air flow technology known as Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces make use of this technology to draw air from the bottom, pushing all gasses through an insulated water surrounded secondary combustion chamber, which is easy-clean turbines for a smokeless and pollutant-free burn.