Why You Should Be Working With This Multi Burner Stove

What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi-burner stove is designed to burn different fuel types. They provide a controlled environment to allow different types of smokeless and wood-based fuels to be burned to generate heat.

They have a firebox into which the fuel is inserted and lit, a door to access it, a glass window and air vents that let you regulate the stove's air supply while controlling how quickly the fire is burning.

Adjustable Flame

Many multi fuel stoves feature an adjustable flame height control. This is ideal when heating and cooking on the same stove as it lets you adjust the heat of your fire to match your needs and cook/heat food more efficiently. Most multi-fuel stoves have an air vent that is built into the back of the stove. This allows you to keep the fire going after you've finished cooking. It also can be used for expulsion of all noxious fumes.

In contrast to Wood burning Stoves which are designed to be used only with logs, Multi Fuel Stoves permit the use of any combustible solid fuel like coal, peat etc in addition to well-seasoned wood logs. Coal is being gradually disregarded as it is not suitable for areas of smoke control and produces more toxic fumes than seasoned wood.

To ignite a fire on a multi fuel stove, simply open the door and place fire lighters or paper in a twig and dry kindling on the grate. Light the firelighters or paper and wait until the kindling is the light. When the fire is lit and you are ready to add your dried logs that have been kiln-dried on top to create a fire bed. This will allow your logs to burn more efficiently.

A good Multi fuel stove will have frames for the grate and an ash pan so you can riddle the ash from your stove without opening the door. Certain newer stoves have built-in grate carriers frames that is designed to improve the combustion of your logs by permitting more air to flow through the stove when the logs are placed in the fire bed and burning.

If you plan to go camping or backpacking with your multi-burner stove, it is recommended that you buy one with advanced pot support, such as the MSR PocketRocket 2 or Jetboil MiniMo. These can better endure windy conditions. Non-integrated containers leave more of the fire exposed. The MSR PocketRocket 2 and the more recent MSR WindMaster have a unique pot support that can be secured to the stove's side to improve performance during windy conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove can regulate airflow, allowing the fire to burn at its maximum rate. This allows the stove to generate heat efficiently, avoiding waste gases and smoke entering the room. The stove can also be used in conjunction with other fuels, like coal. This is crucial since certain kinds of solid fuel are not able to be burned in smoke control areas while others are more dirty and more expensive than wood.

Unlike wood burning stove small burning stoves, that are typically constructed with a static grate or a riddling grate system, multi fuel stoves feature an incorporated raised riddling grate to allow combustion air to flow underneath the fuel, and make it simple to remove ash from the ash pan. Many of our multi fuel stoves also include a number of innovative technologies, including Cleanburn and Airwash, which help to ensure that the stove is running at the highest level for each type of fuel.

The primary and secondary air controls are used to adjust the modern multi-fuel stoves. These can be operated by hand or automatically, based on your preference. The variable airflow feature allows the user to regulate the amount of primary and secondary air is supplied to the stove, so as to ensure that the fire is burning at its most efficient for each type of fuel.

To optimize the performance of your multi fuel stove, it is recommended to use kiln-dried logs that have a low moisture content. It's also a good idea to add small wood burning stoves amounts of wood to the fire and to keep the stove maintained. Shut off the air supply, but not completely. This could create an air vortex that will draw unburned volatiles back into the fire. Instead, try to leave the door of the stove open to a point that's comfortable for you, and only add wood that is visible through the glass pane. Once a log is added put it on the glowing embers so that it doesn't touch the side of the stove or the bottom of the grate bars.

Adjustable Temperature

If you want to be able to choose between burning a variety of fuels, then a multi-burner stove could be the best option for you. In addition to wood logs, multifuel stoves can also burn turf briquettes or peat, anthracite coal and many smokeless fuel types. You can now enjoy an array of heat sources, and save time and money by not having to purchase and transport different types of fuel.

Many wood burning stoves feature primary, secondary and often third air vents to help regulate the flame's pattern and increase efficiency. These air vents allow you to adjust the stove to a specific fuel type and multi burner stove achieve optimum heat output. This is especially beneficial since the price of various fuels can be very different.

A multifuel stove can be used to warm a domestic hot water system, so you can supply your home with hot water. Some models can even be used as a boiler to heat a tank of hot water to be used by household. This allows you to keep your house warm and cosy without the need to turn on your central heating system.

One of the main distinctions between a multi fuel stove and the traditional log burner is that the latter is only able to burn wood logs. If you use the wood burner to burn other kinds of solid fuel, then it's likely to require the addition of a special grate as well as an ash pan since these types of fuel don't burn the same manner as logs do.

Multifuel stoves have a metal grate at the base of the fire chamber. It allows a flow of air from below to keep the flame going. This is necessary since coal, for instance requires a lot of combustion air in order to stay alight. Multifuel stoves have riddlers that can be removed to empty the ash, while the fire is still burning. This keeps the ash from obstructing air flow.

Cleanburn

Multi-fuel stoves are great because they can burn wood, coal without smoke, and even some minerals. But, it is essential to select a high-quality wood burning stove sale or wood pellet that is properly seasoned and kiln dried to a lower moisture content.

When wood is heated in the oven, gases and particles that have accumulated in the corner wood burning stove over its lifetime are released. Older wood stoves and fireplaces release a lot of these directly up the chimney together with the heat, resulting in lower efficiency and poor air quality indoors. Modern stoves that utilize Cleanburn technology effectively use these particles and gases to burn. This technology reduces emissions, improves combustion efficiency, and reduces flue gas temperatures.

At Jotul we have high climate ambitions, which is the reason all of our wood burning stoves are constructed with cleanburn technology. We have created our own Cleanburn add-on that makes your stove burn cleaner and lessens the buildup of soot on your stove glass and firebox walls, specifically when you are using fuels that have a high moisture content.

A wood stove with cleanburn technology is essential for those who use wood as their main source for heating. It can be an excellent option to improve the air quality in your home. If you live in an area designated as a smoke-free zone, switching to a cleaner burning stove will allow you to adhere to the strict guidelines of this law and could help people suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems.

Multi fuel stoves that feature cleanburn technology feature secondary air and a pre-heated tertiary system, and a plain steel or vermiculite stove base to ensure optimal combustion. The tertiary-air system that is pre-heated, which is normally found only on the top stoves, helps prevent ash and soot sticking to the glass of the stove and permits more gases that are produced during combustion to be burned.

The Cleanburn additive from Jotul can be used in conjunction with the pre-heated tertiary-air-system to enhance your stove's combustion performance even more It is a fantastic way to achieve the most efficient, clean carbon neutral flame and reduce soot deposits on the firebox's inner wall of your stove.