Grate Assembly Benefits
- Increases the value of your furnace.
- Heats water quicker and helps maintain temperature.
- No more stopping to clean out a firebox.
- Simply remove a few scoops of powder when needed.
- Smoke and fire tends to go away from the door when opened.
- By keeping the firebox empty the ash pan stays dry helping eliminate corrosion.
- Mix coal with your wood to extend burn time.
- Burn wood chips of all sizes.
Our new state-of-the-art grates for Central
Boiler outdoor wood burning furnaces are
designed to burn wood more completely and
reduce the ashes to powder, which results in
far less material to clean out. It elevates the
wood off the furnace's floor to make it burn
more efficiently, which greatly reduces the
amount of unburned charcoal," says Edward
Jewell, Outside Heating, Inc., Rocky Mount,
Va.
The self-supporting grate requires no
modification to the furnace and takes only
about 30 min. to install. It consists of several
components that lock together, including a
pair of side rails that fit against the stove
walls, a center I-beam, and a steel plate that lays on top of the I-beam and rails and locks them together. The grate slides in between the I-beam and rails. The system comes with its own scoop shovel.
"The slots in the grate are just less than 1
in. wide, narrow enough for powder to fall
through but not charcoal," says Jewell. "The
grate takes up no more space than a load of
compacted ashes would. But we're keeping
that space dry and free of ashes, so the fire
can do a better job of heating the water. All
you do is remove a few scoops of powder
when needed. There's so little powder that
instead of needing a wheelbarrow to get rid
of it, you'll need only a bucket.
Jewell has sold and installed outside wood burning furnaces for more than 28 years, and in that time has handled most major brands. "When you install furnaces for that long, you find all kids of ways to make them more user friendly," he says. "We've tested out new grates for more than 5 years with local Central Boiler customers to get their feedback and have had an overwhelmingly positive response."
The grates are designed for Central Boiler's 5036, 6048, 7260 furnaces, as well as the Pallet Burner. Prices range from $1,250 to $1,860 depending on the furnace model.
