What is a Multi Burner Stove?

A multi burner stove is designed to burn more than one kind of fuel. They create a controlled environment for various types of wood or smokeless fuels.

The stoves come with an open firebox in which the fuel is put in and lit. They also have a door for access, a window, and air vents to control the air supply and the speed of the fire.

Adjustable Flame

Many multi-fuel stoves have an adjustable flame control. This is an excellent feature if you're cooking and heating the stove on the same one. You can alter the heat according to your preferences and cook or heat your food more efficiently. The majority of multi fuel stoves come with a built in air vent at the rear of the stove which allows you to keep your fire burning even after you've used the stove. It can also be used to remove any harmful fumes from the stove.

Multi-fuel stoves are a fantastic alternative to wood-burning stoves, which only burn wood. They let you burn any solid fuel, such as peat, coal or peat. in addition to seasoned logs. Coal is being gradually disregarded because it is not suitable for smoke control zones and may produce more toxic fumes than wood that has been seasoned.

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

A multi-fuel stove of high quality will come with an ash pan as well as a frame for carrying the grate so that you can remove the ash without opening the door. Certain newer stoves include a built-in grate carrier frame designed to enhance the combustion of your logs permitting more air to flow through the stove when the logs are placed in a fire bed and burning.

If you're planning to go camping or backpacking using your multi burner stove it is a good idea to buy one with an advanced design for pot support like the MSR PocketRocket 2 and Jetboil MiniMo which are able to better endure the elements of wind. Canister stoves without integrated heating elements tend to leave more of the flame exposed however, the MSR PocketRocket and the newer MSR WindMaster feature a unique clamp-on pot support that hugs the sides of the stove, helping to boost performance in abrasive conditions.

Adjustable Airflow

A multi fuel stove is able to regulate airflow, which allows the fire to burn at a maximum rate. This allows the stove to produce heat at a high efficiency, avoiding waste gases and smoke from entering the room. It also permits the stove to be used with different kinds of fuels, like coal. This is important because some solid fuels can't be used in smoke control areas and others are dirtier or more expensive than wood.

Contrary to wood burning stoves which are typically set up with a static grate or riddling grate system, multi-fuel stoves have an integrated raised riddling grate to allow combustion air to flow underneath the fuel, making it simple to remove ash from the ash pan. A lot of our multi fuel stoves come with a range of cutting-edge technologies, including Cleanburn and Airwash that help ensure that the stove is burning at its optimal level for each kind of fuel.

The air primary and secondary controls can be used to adjust the modern multi-fuel stoves. They can be operated manually or automatically, depending on your preference. The adjustable airflow feature allows you to control the amount of primary and second air is pumped into your stove. This will ensure that the stove is burning at the highest efficiency for each type fuel.

It is best to use logs that have been dried and kiln-fired, and have a low amount of moisture. Keep the stove in good condition and add small amounts of fuel to the fire on a regular basis. Don't shut off the air supply completely, but this could create a vortex that draws unburned volatile compounds back into the fire. Instead, you should leave the stove door open to a point that's comfortable for you and only add wood that is visible through the glass pane. When a log is added, place it horizontally on the glowing embers, so that it doesn't touch either the side of the stove or the bottom of the grate bars.

Adjustable Temperature

If you'd like to be able to choose between burning a variety of different fuels, then a multi burner stove might be the ideal choice for you. A multifuel stove can be used for burning wood logs, peat or turf briquettes as well as anthracite as well as other smokeless fuels. This means that you can take advantage of a wider range of heat sources and reduce the amount of time and money on transporting and buying various types of fuel.

A lot of cheap wood burning stoves-burning stoves come with primary, secondary and even tertiary vents that help to regulate the flame pattern. This increases efficiency. The air vents enable you to adjust the stove to a specific type of fuel and get the maximum heat output. This is particularly beneficial because the prices of different fuels can be very different.

A multifuel stove could also be used to heat the domestic hot water system, so you can use it to provide your home with hot water. Some models even double as a boiler, heating a tank of water to be used by the household. This means you can keep your house warm and cosy without turning on your central heating system.

The main distinction between the multi-fuel stove and the log burner is its ability to only burn wood logs. If you intend to use wood burners to burn other types of solid fuel, it's likely to require the addition of a special grate and an ash pan since these types of fuels do not burn the same manner as logs do.

Multifuel stoves have grates made of metal that are located at the bottom of the fire chamber. This allows air to flow from below and keep the flame burning. This is due to the fact that coal, for instance, needs lots of combustion air to remain burning. Multifuel stoves come with riddlers that can be removed to empty the ash, while the fire is still burning. This prevents the ash from obstructing air flow.

Cleanburn

Using a multi fuel stove is fantastic since it allows you to burn smokeless coal, wood and even certain mineral fuels. It is essential to select high-quality wood or wood pellets that have been properly seasoned, and kiln-dried to below 20% moisture.

When wood is heated in the oven, gases and particles that have accumulated in wood over its lifetime are released. Older wood stoves or fireplaces release a lot of these particles and gases directly into the chimney due to the heat. This results in poor indoor air quality and low efficiency. New stoves that use Cleanburn technology efficiently use these particles and gases to burn. This reduces emissions and leads to more efficient combustion as well as significantly lower flue gas temperatures.

At Jotul we have a high level of ambition for climate change that is why all our wood burning stoves are designed with cleanburn technology. We also have created our own Cleanburn additive that helps your stove burn more cleanly and reduces the amount of soot that builds up on your firebox walls and stove glass, particularly when you use more moist wood or other fuels with a lower moisture content such as softwood.

A stove that has cleanburn technology is a must for those who use wood as their main source for heating. It is a great way to improve the air quality in your home. If you reside in an area that is designated as a smoke free zone, switching to a stove that is cleaner burning can help you comply with the strict regulations of this rule and make a big difference for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems.

Our multi fuel stoves equipped with cleanburn technology have secondary air, a pre-heated tertiary air system, and a plain steel or vermiculite stove base to ensure optimal combustion. The tertiary-air system that is pre-heated, which is usually only found on the highest end stoves, assists in preventing soot and ash from sticking to the stove glass and allows more of the gases produced during combustion to be burned.

Cleanburn from Jotul is also a great additive to use in conjunction with the preheated secondary air system to improve the combustion performance of your stove. It will create more efficient and cleaner flame, which will be carbon-neutral, and will reduce the amount of soot particles that accumulate on the inner wall of the firebox.