Burning Wood Efficiently; First Use - Osburn Beyond Fire 1700 Installation And Operation Manual

4.2 Blower Operation
Ensure the blower cord is not in contact with any surface of the stove to prevent
electrical shock or fire damage. Do not run cord beneath the stove.
Figure 15: Air flow with a blower
The blower has a rheostat that can be adjusted in three different
positions; either from high (HI) to low (LO) or closed (OFF).
Allow the stove to reach operating temperature (approximately
one hour) before turning on the blower, since increased airflow
from the blower will remove heat and affect the start up
combustion efficiency.
It is possible to equip your stove with a heat sensor, sold
separately. When the blower is ON, the blower will start
automatically when the stove is hot enough and it will stop
when the stove has cooled down. Therefore, you can leave the
blower speed control at the desired setting.

5. Burning Wood Efficiently

5.1

First Use

Two things happen when burning the first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components are
conditioned. As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous,
but they smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also trigger false alarms in smoke detectors. When
lighting the heater for the first few times, it may be wise to open doors and windows to ventilate
the house.
Burn two or three small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer paint smell from the stove. As hotter and hotter fires are
burned, more of the painted surfaces reach the curing temperature of the paint. The smell of
curing paint does not disappear until one or two very hot fires have been burned.
Installation and Operation Manual - 1700
It is possible to install a blower on this stove. The blower is
optional and is sold separately. See «appendix» for genuine
part number.
The blower is installed on the back of the stove to increase
the airflow through the heat exchanger and improve hot air
circulation in the room. When used regularly, the blower can
provide a small increase in efficiency, up to 2%. However,
the use of a blower should not be used as a way to gain
more output from a stove that is undersized for the space
it is intended to heat.
Ensure the blower cord is not in contact
with any surface of the stove to prevent
electrical shock or fire damage. Do not run
cord beneath the stove.
HI
OFF
LO
Figure 16: Blower operation
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