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Installation and Operation Manual
FW3000
FW3000-SD
(CB00004 and CB00014 models)
(CB00009 model)
US ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
PHASE II CERTIFIED WOOD
STOVE
Safety tested according to
ULC S627 and UL 1482 Standards
by an accredited laboratory
www.century-heating.com
Stove Builder International Inc.
250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures
(Quebec) Canada G3A 2H3
After-sale service: 418-908-8002
E-mail: tech@sbi-international.com
This manual is available for free download on the manufacturer's web site. It is a
copyrighted document. Re-sale is strictly prohibited. The manufacturer may update this
manual from time to time and cannot be responsible for problems, injuries, or damages
arising out of the use of information contained in any manual obtained from unauthorized
sources.
READ AND KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR REFERENCE
45632A
Printed in Canada
06-01-2016
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual FW3000 FW3000-SD (CB00004 and CB00014 models) (CB00009 model) US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED WOOD STOVE Safety tested according to ULC S627 and UL 1482 Standards by an accredited laboratory www.century-heating.com Stove Builder International Inc.
- Page 2 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS CENTURY WOOD STOVE As one of North America’s largest and most respected wood stove and fireplace manufacturers, Stove Builder International takes pride in the quality and performance of all its products.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Table of content PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ....... 6 1 Safety Information ..............6 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ......6 2 General Information ..............7 Century FW3000 Specifications ................7 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You ............ - Page 4 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....... 21 Stove Maintenance....................21 5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ..................21 5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ................21 5.1.3 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass ..........22 5.1.4...
- Page 5 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing the Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit (AC01337) ..............38 Appendix 2: Installation and Use of the Optional Blower and Thermodisc ............. 39 Appendix 3: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle ... 41 Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List ......
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Page 6: Part A - Operation And Maintenance
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Please see Part B for installation instructions. 1 Safety Information 1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings • HOT WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. -
Page 7: General Information
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual General Information CB00004 FW3000 Wood stove CB00014 FW3000 Wood stove with blower CB00009 FW3000-SD Wood stove 2.1 Century FW3000 Specifications Fuel Type Dry cordwood Test Standards (safety) ULC S627 and UL 1482 Test Standard (emissions) - Page 8 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 9: Zone Heating And How To Make It Work For You
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You Your new Century FW3000 wood stove is a space heater, which means it is intended to heat the area it is installed in, as well as spaces that connect to that area, although to a lower temperature. -
Page 10: The Benefits Of Low Emissions And High Efficiency
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the Century FW3000 firebox mean that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside environment than if you used an older conventional stove. -
Page 11: Fuel
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 3 Fuel 3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned • GARBAGE OF ANY KIND, • COAL OR CHARCOAL, • TREATED, PAINTED OR COATED WOOD, • PLYWOOD OR PARTICLE BOARD, • FINE PAPER, COLORED PAPER OR CARDBOARD, •... -
Page 12: Log Length
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.3 Log Length Logs should be cut about 1” (25 mm) shorter than the firebox so they fit in easily. Pieces that are even slightly too long make loading the stove very difficult. The most common standard length of firewood is 16”... -
Page 13: How To Dry Firewood
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood Firewood that is not dry enough to burn is the cause of most complaints about wood stoves. The complaints usually involve a lack of heat and dirty door glass. -
Page 14: Judging Firewood Moisture Content
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by using these guidelines: • cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry • as it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or cream coloured to grey or yellow, •... -
Page 15: Operating Your Stove
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 4 Operating Your Stove 4.1 Your First Fires Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the stove are conditioned. As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do smell bad. -
Page 16: The Top Down Fire
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 4.2.2 The Top Down Fire The top down fire starting method solves two problems with the conventional method: first, it does not collapse and smother itself as it burns; and second, it is not necessary to build up the fire gradually because the firebox is loaded before the fire is lit. -
Page 17: Ash Removal
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Wood burns best in cycles. A cycle starts when a new load of wood is ignited by hot coals and ends when that load has been consumed down to a bed of charcoal about the same size as it was when the wood was loaded. -
Page 18: Firing Each New Load Hot
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Remove ash first, and then rake charcoal towards the front of the firebox before loading so that it will ignite the new load. 4.3.4 Firing Each New Load Hot Place the new load of wood on and behind the charcoal, and not too close to the glass. -
Page 19: Building Different Fires For Different Needs
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.6 Building Different Fires for Different Needs Using the air control is not the only way to match the stove’s heat output to the heat demand. Your house will need far less heat in October than in January to be kept at a comfortable temperature. - Page 20 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.6.4 Maximum Burn Cycle Times The burn cycle time is the period between loading wood on a coal bed and the consumption of that wood back to a coal bed of the same size. The flaming phase of the fire lasts for roughly the first half of the burn cycle and the second half is the coal bed phase during which there is little or no flame.
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Page 21: Maintaining Your Wood Heating System
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System 5.1 Stove Maintenance Your new stove will give many years of reliable service if you use and maintain it correctly. Some of the internal components of the firebox, such as firebricks, baffles and air tubes, will wear over time under intense heat. -
Page 22: Replacing The Glass Gasket And/Or The Glass
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Place the door face-down on something soft like a cushion of rags or piece of carpet. Remove the old gasket from the door by pulling and prying it out with an old screw driver. -
Page 23: Cleaning And Painting The Stove
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Do not abuse the glass door by striking or slamming shut. Do not use the stove if the glass is broken. To change the glass, perform the same operation described above. 5.1.4 Cleaning and Painting the Stove Do not attempt to clean or paint the stove when the unit is hot. -
Page 24: Cleaning The Chimney
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney Chimney cleaning can be a difficult and dangerous job. If you don’t have experience cleaning chimneys, you might want to hire a professional chimney sweep to clean and inspect the system for the first time. After... -
Page 25: Part B - Installation
The Century FW3000 wood stove is not intended for installation in a sleeping room. In Canada, the CSA B365 Installation Code for Solid Fuel Burning Appliances and Equipment and the CSA C22.1 Canadian National Electrical Code are to be followed in the... -
Page 26: Clearances To Combustible Material
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 7 Clearances to Combustible Material The clearances shown in this section have been determined by test according to procedures set out in safety standards ULC S627 (Canada), UL1482 (U.S.A.) and UL737 (U.S.A.). When the stove is installed so that its surfaces are at or beyond the minimum clearances specified, combustible surfaces will not overheat under normal and even abnormal operating conditions. - Page 27 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Clearances to combustible materials and floor protection...
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Page 28: Floor Protector
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 7.3 Floor protector If the stove is to be installed on top of a combustible floor, it must be guarded by a non combustible material as shown on figure 1.3 (see the dotted line area). -
Page 29: Reducing Wall And Ceiling Clearances Safely
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely It is often desirable to reduce minimum installation clearances by placing the stove closer to walls so the installation takes up less floor space. You can safely reduce the minimum... -
Page 30: Table Of Clearance Reduction Percentages
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 7.4.2 Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages Clearances may be reduced by these percentages Type of shield Sides Top % and rear % (ceiling) Sheet metal, a minimum of 24 gauge (0.61 mm) in thickness ,... -
Page 31: The Venting System
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 8 The Venting System 8.1 General The venting system, made up of the chimney and the connecting pipe between the stove and the chimney, acts as the engine that drives your wood heating system. Even the best stove will not function safely and efficiently as intended if it is not connected to a suitable chimney. -
Page 32: Masonry Chimneys
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 8.2.2 Masonry Chimneys The stove may also be connected to a masonry chimney, provided chimney complies with the construction rules found in the building code enforced locally. The chimney must have either a clay liner or a suitably listed stainless steel liner. -
Page 33: The Relationship Between The Chimney And The House
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House Because the venting system is the engine that drives the wood heating system, it must have the right characteristics. The signs of bad system design are cold backdrafting when there is no fire in the stove, slow kindling of new fires, and smoke roll-out when the door is opened for loading. -
Page 34: Why The Chimney Should Penetrate The Highest Heated Space
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space When it is cold outside, the warm air in the house is buoyant so it tends to rise. This tendency of warm air to rise creates a slight pressure difference in the house. Called ‘stack effect’, it produces a slightly negative pressure low in the house (relative to outside) and a... -
Page 35: Installing The Chimney Connector
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Some jurisdictions in the United States require that wood stoves have a supply of combustion air from outdoors. If you do install an air supply through the wall of the house, be aware that its pressure can be affected during windy weather. If you notice changes in wood stove performance in windy weather, and in particular if smoke puffs from the stove, you should disconnect the outdoor air duct from the stove and remove the duct. -
Page 36: Installation Of Single Wall Chimney Connector
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual 8.6.1 Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector The chimney connector assembly has been called ‘the weak link’ in the safety of wood heating systems because failure to install the connector properly (which has been common in the past) can result in house fires. - Page 37 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual The rules below are based on those found in the CSA B365 installation code. Please carefully follow these installation instruction rules, or those enforced where you live. • Maximum overall length of straight pipe: 3 m (10 ft.) including elbows.
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Page 38: Appendix 1: Installing The Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit (Ac01337)
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing the Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit (AC01337) When installed with a fresh air intake kit, the stove must be anchored to the floor with screws. The installation instructions are provided with the Fresh Air Intake Kit (AC01337), sold separately. -
Page 39: Appendix 2: Installation And Use Of The Optional Blower And Thermodisc
Appendix 2: Installation and Use of the Optional Blower and Thermodisc An optional blower can be installed on the back of the stove model CB00004 (included on CB00014 model) to increase the flow of air past heat exchange surfaces and to help circulate warm air in the room. - Page 40 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual The blower has a rheostat, see the illustration on the right to identify the different adjustment positions; either from high (HI) to low (LO) or closed (OFF). When using the blower, allow the stove to reach operating temperature (approximately one hour), before turning it on.
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Page 41: Appendix 3: Installation Of Secondary Air Tubes And Baffle
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 3: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle 1- Starting with the rear tube, lean and insert the right end of the secondary air tube into the rear right channel hole. Then lift and insert the left end of the tube into the rear left channel. - Page 42 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Note that secondary air tubes (A) can be replaced without removing the baffle board (B). Important Notes: The air tubes (3/4” diameter) are identified for placement as follows: Model Type of tube Front ► 37holes of 0.172"...
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Page 43: Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram And Parts List
Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List... - Page 44 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual IMPORTANT: THIS IS DATED INFORMATION. When requesting service or replacement parts for your stove, please provide the model number and the serial number. We reserve the right to change parts due to technology upgrade or availability. Contact an authorized dealer to obtain any of these parts.
- Page 45 Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual Item Description 44085 RHEOSTAT KNOB 44087 RHEOSTAT NUT 44080 RHEOSTAT WITH NUT AC02055 QUICK CONNECT THERMODISC 44046 THERMODISC F110-20F SE45632-01 FW3000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KIT 29015 4'' x 9'' x 1 1/4'' REFRACTORY BRICK 29010 4 1/2"...
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Page 46: Century Heating Limited Warranty
Labour cost and repair work to the account of the manufacturer are based on a predetermined rate schedule and must not exceed the wholesale price of the replacement part. Shall your unit or a components be defective, contact immediately your CENTURY dealer. To accelerate processing of your warranty claim, make sure to have on hand the following information when calling: ...