How Often Should You Clean The Flue System; Cleaning The Flue System - Osburn Matrix Inbuilt Installation And Operation Manual

Osburn Matrix Inbuilt Installation and Operation Manual
is mostly clear, creosote builds up more slowly. Your new wood inbuilt has the right characteristics
to help you to burn clean fires with little or no smoke, resulting in less creosote in the flue system.
5.2.2 HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU CLEAN THE FLUE SYSTEM?
It is not possible to predict how much or how quickly creosote will form in your flue system. It is
important, therefore, to check the build‐up in your flue system monthly when getting used to the
new wood inbuilt until you determine the rate of creosote formation. Even if creosote forms
slowly in your system, the flue system should be cleaned and inspected at least once each year.
Contact your local municipal or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle a flue
system fire. Have a clearly understood plan to handle a flue system fire.
5.2.3 CLEANING THE FLUE SYSTEM
Flue system cleaning can be a difficult and
dangerous job. If you don't have
experience cleaning flue systems, you
might want to hire a professional flue
system sweep to clean and inspect the
system for the first time. After having seen
the cleaning process, you can decide if it is
a job you would like to take on.
The most common equipment used are
fibreglass rods with threaded fittings and
stiff plastic brushes. The brush is forced up
and down inside the flue system to scrub
off the creosote.
The flue system should be checked
regularly for creosote build‐up. Inspection
and cleaning of the flue system can be
facilitated by removing the baffle.
CAUTION: OPERATION OF YOUR MATRIX WOOD INBUILT WITHOUT THE BAFFLE MAY CAUSE
UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND WILL VOID THE
WARRANTY.
NOTE: Before installing the firebrick, check to ensure that none are broken or damaged in any
way. If so, have the damaged ones replaced. Check the firebrick for damage at least annually and
replace any broken or damaged ones with new ones.
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