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What You Need to Know About Outdoor Wood Burners Outdoor wood burners are an efficient and cost-effective method of heating homes and businesses. They also reduce the need for fossil fuels that are non-renewable and contribute towards a resilient energy strategy. For efficient burning for efficient burning, it is crucial to use wood that has been well-seasoned. Green or unseasoned wood may have a higher moisture content that can cause creosote to accumulate and decrease performance. Efficient Outdoor wood burners have been in use for many years. They are an energy-efficient and eco-friendly method of heating your home. However, the standard design of OWBs that encourages the slow and cooler burning which results in less combustion and a higher amount of smoke, creosote, as well as particulates. Unburned fuels can lead to health issues, fire hazards, and cause harm to the environment around it. Furthermore, the visible smoke plume that OWBs emit can cause neighbors to complain 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 result in your OWB being shut down. Crown Royal Stoves has a line of outdoor wood furnaces that are EPA Certified. The Pristine Gasification Series makes use of technology to maximize combustion efficiency and produce a smokeless, clean burn. This is done with a negative-pressure air system which pulls in fresh dry heated, filtered air from the bottom and pushes it out through the chimney faster than traditional outdoor wood boilers. This is achieved by 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 achieves an efficiency of 99% for a cleaner and smoke-free fire. It requires less wood, and produces significantly fewer emission than traditional OWBs. It is essential to burn only clean, seasoned and dry wood in order to maximize the performance of your OWB. It is recommended that you prepare your wood for six months or one year prior to burning it. This will result in a more efficient and cleaner burn. In addition to improving the performance of your wood stove and enhancing its efficiency by performing an “dry burn” every week. This method lowers the amount of creosote in your home which increases the efficiency of boilers and extends the lifespan of your boiler. Additionally by putting in a creosote-removing stick each 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 The soot particles that are left behind after burning wood can make a stove appear very dirty. They are difficult to remove and therefore, you must clean any buildup that may be on the glass of your stove as soon as you notice it. Otherwise the soot will become harder and more difficult to get rid of. It is crucial to select the right cleaners however, you must be careful not to scratch the glass with anything that may scratch it. This could cause an area of weakness that could shatter glass when exposed to high temperatures. Be sure to allow your wood burner to cool completely before cleaning it. Be sure that you surround it with newspaper. This will prevent the ash from leaking and staining surfaces. It could take up to one year for your stove's seasoning to be complete, based on the quality of the wood you select. The wood that is seasoned will not only burn more efficiently and last longer, but it will also produce less creosote. This is the material that builds up on your chimney, which reduces effectiveness and creating a fire hazard. If you're using wood that's not seasoned, or just starting a fire in your outdoor fireplace, it's recommended to open the lower backdoor, and scoop out all the ashes into a nonflammable container each week. A sediment flush should be carried out on your boiler every four years. This is a straightforward flush of five seconds from the drain valve on your boiler. This will remove any sediments that have built up in the system and keep your boiler working well. After you have cleaned the exterior of your fireplace that is outside, it is time to clean it. Before you begin, it's important to cover the stove's area with newspaper. Wearing protective eyewear and gloves is also a good idea. You should also have a shovel, a metal container for ash, and an instrument for scraping. To protect wood burning fires must lay down a piece of cloth to protect it while you scrape away ash and coal deposits. Easy to Operate Despite their popularity (they were one of the 1990s' “it” trends, along with mullet haircuts) outdoor wood boilers, also referred to as outdoor furnaces or outdoor wood hydronic heaters are frequently misunderstood. Unlike their cousin the EPA's popular wood stoves which are designed to burn at low, constant temperatures, these boilers have an increased fire rate and produce more smoke when operating. This is why a few local governments regulate or ban their use. OWBs are best used for heating homes with a high insulation level. The smoldering, visible smoke is also a source of complaints from neighbors and has led to many OWBs being shut down or being sued in the past. To ensure that OWBs to function properly, they must be used with dry wood that has a low moisture content. Unseasoned or green wood can decrease efficiency, cause creosote to accumulate and decrease the life of the burner. A moisture meter will help you to determine how long it takes for wood to dry. In contrast, dual-stage wood gasification boilers (OWGB) utilize three steps of process which makes use of the available energy from the wood and results in less smoke. These furnaces are more efficient than conventional OWBs and are suitable for a wide range of fuels. Wood gasification boilers require dry, well-seasoned firewood. Most wood will season within a year, but oak and other species with a hardy structure can take two or more years to fully mature. This is due to a lower amount of water and a higher density. This allows them to retain heat for longer, thereby increasing efficiency and decreasing pollution. The EPA's “Burn Wise” website and Cornell Cooperative Extension can help homeowners learn more about how to burn wood efficiently, thereby reducing pollution to the air. Low Maintenance Modern outdoor wood furnaces are designed with the environment in mind. Modern outdoor wood furnaces don't emit excessive CO2 or heat. 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 the moisture content of wood than wood burning stoves that are indoor. However, outdoor wood burners can only be used with properly seasoned or “cured” wood. Certain kinds of wood can take up to a full year. It is essential to make use of a moisture meter to check the water content of your wood before loading. During operation it is important to check the system regularly to check for accumulation of creosote. Creosote is a byproduct of combustion and can accumulate in the flue and chimney in the event that it is not cleaned on a regular basis. It can be removed by pouring a creosote removing product into the fire. Regularly cleaning freestanding wood burning stove and chimney will eliminate dangerous creosote accumulations, and increase efficiency. To achieve 99% combustion efficiency, Crown Royal Stoves designed a brand new air flow technique called Negative Pressure Gasification. Our EPA certified Pristine Series outdoor wood furnaces employ this technology to pull air from the bottom, directing all the gasses into an insulated, water-surrounded secondary combustion chamber that is easy to clean turbines for a smokeless and pollution-free burn.