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Installation and Operation Manual
FW3300
US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED
WOOD STOVE
Safety tested according to ULC S627
and UL 1482 Standards
by Intertek Testing Services
www.century-heating.com
Stove Builder International Inc.
250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures
(Quebec) Canada G3A 2H3
Tel: (418) 878-3040
Fax: (418) 878-3001
This manual is available for free download on the manufacturer's web site. It is a
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual FW3300 US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED WOOD STOVE Safety tested according to ULC S627 and UL 1482 Standards by Intertek Testing Services www.century-heating.com Stove Builder International Inc. 250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Quebec) Canada G3A 2H3...
- Page 2 Century FW3300 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 FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Table of content PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ......... 6 Safety Information ................6 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ......6 General Information ................7 ... - Page 4 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ........22 Stove Maintenance ....................22 5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ..................22 5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ................23 5.1.3 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass ..........23 ...
- Page 5 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing a Fresh Air Kit ..........40 Appendix 2: Installation and Use of Optional Air Circulation Fan, and Use of Thermodisc ............. 41 Appendix 3: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle ..... 43 ...
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Page 6: Part A - Operation And Maintenance
Century FW3300 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 FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual General Information 2.1 Century FW3300 Specifications Fuel Type Cordwood Test Standards (safety) ULC S627 and UL 1482 Test Standard (emissions) EPA Method 28 (40 CFR Part 60) Heating capacity range* 1050 to 2000 sq. ft. (98 to 186 m Maximum heat output** 29 400 BTU/h (8.6 kW/h) - Page 8 Century FW3300 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 FW3300 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 Sbi Commitment To You And The Environment
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 2.4 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment The SBI team are committed to protecting the environment, so we do everything we can to use only materials in our products that will have no lasting negative impact on the environment. -
Page 11: Fuel
Century FW3300 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 FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual wouldn’t hold a fire overnight unless they were fed large pieces of hardwood. That is no longer true. You can successfully heat your home by using the less desirable tree species and give the forest a break at the same time. -
Page 13: How To Dry Firewood
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Wood should be split to a range of sizes, from about 3” to 6” (75 mm to 150 mm) in cross section. Having a range of sizes makes starting and rekindling fires much easier. Often, the firewood purchased from commercial suppliers is not split finely enough for convenient stoking. -
Page 14: Judging Firewood Moisture Content
Century FW3300 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 FW3300 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 FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual DO NOT LEAVE THE STOVE UNATTENDED WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPENED DURING IGNITION. ALWAYS CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER IGNITION. After the kindling fire has mostly burned, you can add standard firewood pieces until you have a fire of the right size for the conditions. -
Page 17: Ash Removal
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual in temperature throughout the day and night. This is normal, and for experienced wood burners these are advantages of zone heating with wood. Do not expect steady heat output from your stove. It is normal for its surface temperature to rise after a new load of wood is ignited and for its temperature to gradually decline as the fire progresses. -
Page 18: Raking Charcoal
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.3 Raking Charcoal Rekindle the fire when you notice that the room temperature has fallen. You will find most of the remaining charcoal at the back of the firebox, furthest from the door. Rake these coals towards the door before loading. -
Page 19: Turning Down The Air Supply
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.5 Turning Down the Air Supply Once the firewood, firebox and chimney are hot, you can begin to reduce the air supply for a steady burn. As you reduce the air supply to the fire, two important things happen. First, the firing rate slows down to spread the heat energy in the fuel over a longer period of time. -
Page 20: Building Different Fires For Different Needs
Century FW3300 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 21 Century FW3300 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 22: Maintaining Your Wood Heating System
Century FW3300 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 23: Replacing The Door Gasket
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket It is important to maintain the gasket in good condition. After a year or more of use, the door gasket will compress and become hard, which may allow air to leak past it. You can test the condition of the door gasket by closing and latching the door on a strip of paper. -
Page 24: Cleaning And Painting The Stove
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual The gasket must be centred on the edge of the glass. To do this easily, peel back a section of the paper covering the adhesive and place the gasket on a table with the adhesive side up. -
Page 25: Chimney And Chimney Connector Maintenance
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 5.2 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance 5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary Wood smoke can condense inside the chimney connector and chimney, forming a combustible deposit called creosote. If creosote is allowed to build up in the venting system it can ignite when a hot fire is burned in the stove and a very hot fire can progress to the top of the chimney. -
Page 26: Part B - Installation
The Century FW3300 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 27: Clearances To Combustible Material
Century FW3300 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) and UL1482 (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 28 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Clearances to combustible materials and floor protection...
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Page 29: Floor Protector
Century FW3300 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 30: Reducing Wall And Ceiling Clearances Safely
Century FW3300 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 31: Table Of Clearance Reduction Percentages
Century FW3300 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 32: The Venting System
Century FW3300 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 33: Factory-Built Metal Chimneys
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual 8.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys These are sometimes referred to as ‘high temp’ chimneys because they have the special characteristics to withstand the temperatures that can be created wood burning stoves. Factory-built chimneys are tested as a... -
Page 34: Masonry Chimneys
Century FW3300 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 35: The Relationship Between The Chimney And The House
Century FW3300 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 36: Why The Chimney Should Penetrate The Highest Heated Space
Century FW3300 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 37: Installing The Chimney Connector
Century FW3300 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 38 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Use 45 degree elbows where possible, instead of 90 degree elbows. 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.
- Page 39 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Flue pipe joints should overlap 30 mm (1 1/4 in.) • Each joint in the assembly must be fastened with at least three screws. • The assembly must have allowance for expansion: elbows in assemblies allow for •...
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Page 40: Appendix 1: Installing A Fresh Air Kit
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing a Fresh Air Kit To install a fresh air intake, remove the pedestal’s back panel. With a pair of pliers, remove the knock-out on the back panel. Replace the panel. You can now install a fresh air kit that you will secure to the stove with a clamping collar. -
Page 41: Appendix 2: Installation And Use Of Optional Air Circulation Fan, And Use Of Thermodisc
You can purchase this option through your Century dealer. Make sure to specify this part number: # AC02050... - Page 42 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual When using the optional fan, allow the stove to reach operating temperature (approximately one hour), before turning it on. The increased airflow from the fan cools the firebox and could affect the start-up combustion efficiency if the fan is turned on too early.
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Page 43: Appendix 3: Installation Of Secondary Air Tubes And Baffle
Century FW3300 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 44 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Note that secondary air tubes (A) can be replaced without removing the baffle support (B), the baffle board (C), the baffle insulation blanket (D) and the Insulation weight (E). Important Notes: The air tubes are identified for placement as follows:...
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Page 45: Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram And Parts List
Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List... - Page 46 Century FW3300 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 47 Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual Item Description 36 AC02055 QUICK CONNECT THERMODISC KIT 36 AC05530 THERMODISC KIT 37 SE45631 FW3300 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KIT 38 SE16059 ASH DUMP PLUG 39 PL36101 2 3/4" X 8'' X 1 1/4'' REFRACTORY BRICK 40 PL36082 1 1/4"...
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Page 48: Century Heating Limited Lifetime Warranty
Firebrick *Pictures required Shall your unit or a components be defective, contact immediately your CENTURY dealer. Prior to your call make sure you have the following information necessary to your warranty claim treatment: ...