Table Of Contents - Osburn OB04010K Installation And Operation Manual

PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................... 6
1 Safety Information ........................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings .....................................................6
2 General Information ......................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Appliance performance
2.2 General features ..................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Measurements ...................................................................................................................................10
2.4 Zone heating and how to make it work for you ................................................................................12
2.5 The benefits of low emissions and high efficiency ............................................................................12
2.6 The SBI commitment to you and the environment ...........................................................................12
2.6.1 What is your new fireplace made of? .............................................................................................13
3 Fuel ................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.1 How to prepare or buy good firewood ..............................................................................................14
3.1.1 What is good firewood? .................................................................................................................14
3.1.2 Tree species ....................................................................................................................................14
3.1.3 Log length .......................................................................................................................................14
3.1.4 Piece size .........................................................................................................................................15
3.1.5 How to dry firewood .......................................................................................................................15
3.1.6 Judging firewood moisture content ................................................................................................16
3.2 Manufactured logs .............................................................................................................................16
4 Operating Your Fireplace ................................................................................................................ 17
4.1 Your first fires .....................................................................................................................................17
4.2 Lighting fires .......................................................................................................................................17
4.2.1 BEST PRACTICE: The top down fire .................................................................................................17
4.2.2 Conventional fire starting ...............................................................................................................17
4.2.3 Two parallel logs .............................................................................................................................18
4.2.4 Using fire starters ...........................................................................................................................18
4.3 Maintaining wood fires ......................................................................................................................18
4.3.1 General advice ................................................................................................................................18
4.3.2 Ash removal ....................................................................................................................................19
4.3.3 Raking charcoal ..............................................................................................................................19
4.3.4 Firing each new load hot ................................................................................................................19
4.3.5 Shutting down the air supply ..........................................................................................................20
4.3.6 Building different fires for different needs .....................................................................................22
4.3.7 EPA Certification Loading ...............................................................................................................22
4.3.8 Maximum Burn Cycle Times ...........................................................................................................23
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