Table Of Contents - Osburn Stratford CFOB04006 Operating & Installation Instructions Manual

PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................ 5
1 Safety Information .............................................................................. 5
1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings .....................................................5
2 General Information ............................................................................ 6
2.1 Stratford CF Specifications ...................................................................................................................6
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You .................................................................................8
2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency .............................................................................9
2.4 Osburn's Commitment to You and the Environment ..........................................................................9
2.4.1 What is Your New Zero clearance wood inbuilt Made Of? ..............................................................9
3 Fuel .................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned ...............................................................................................10
3.2 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood .............................................................................................10
3.2.1 What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Tree Species ....................................................................................................................................10
3.2.3 Log Length ......................................................................................................................................10
3.2.4 Piece Size ........................................................................................................................................10
3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood .....................................................................................................................11
3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content ..............................................................................................12
3.3 Manufactured Logs ............................................................................................................................12
4 Operating Your Zero clearance wood inbuilt ................................. 13
4.1 Your First Fires....................................................................................................................................13
4.2 Lighting Fires ......................................................................................................................................13
4.2.1 Conventional Fire Starting ..............................................................................................................13
4.2.2 The Top Down Fire .........................................................................................................................14
4.2.3 Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................................................14
4.2.4 Using Fire Starters ..........................................................................................................................14
4.3 Maintaining Wood Fires .....................................................................................................................14
4.3.1 General Advice ...............................................................................................................................14
4.3.2 Ash Removal ...................................................................................................................................15
4.3.3 Raking Charcoal ..............................................................................................................................15
4.3.4 Firing Each New Load Hot...............................................................................................................15
4.3.5 Turning Down the Air Supply .........................................................................................................16
4.3.6 Building Different Fires for Different Needs ..................................................................................16
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ........................................ 19
5.1 Zero clearance wood inbuilt Maintenance ........................................................................................19
5.1.1 Plated Finish Maintenance .............................................................................................................19
5.1.2 Glass Door Cleaning ........................................................................................................................19
5.1.3 Door Adjustment ............................................................................................................................20
OPERATING & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR STRATFORD CF ZERO CLEARANCE WOOD HEATER
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