Lighting A Fire - Osburn 2200 Owner's Manual

3.4 Lighting A Fire

1. Place enough crumpled balls of newspaper or other paper into the insert to cover the
bottom of the firebox.
2. Place small dry kindling on the crumpled paper.
3. Place larger dry kindling on top of the small kindling.
4. Open the draft control fully to the right (located on the right side of the faceplate, Figure 3.1)
5. Light a fire at the bottom of the crumpled paper and close the door. If the fire tends to go out,
momentarily hold the door slightly ajar to fan the fire. As soon as the fire catches hold, close the
door.
6. Ideally the large kindling should be burned until a thick bed of red embers is obtained. At that
point, add cordwood fuel and continue to operate the draft control wide open until the fire is well
established. Once the firebox is hot, the draft control can be partially closed by moving the knob
to the left to adjust the intensity of the fire.
Use Table 3.2 to adjust the draft control to the desired burn rate:
Burn Rate
Low
Medium Low
Medium High
High
Closing the draft control down too soon will lower combustion efficiency, and may result in creosote
build-up in the chimney (which could lead to a future chimney fire).
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AUTION HE DJUSTMENT
Draft Settings
Move Control left to end of travel.
Move Control right by 9/16" - 1" (14.3 – 25.4mm) from closed position.
Move Control right by 7/8" - 1 3/4" (22.2 – 44.5mm) from closed position
Move Control to right hand end of travel.
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ANGE HOULD
Draft Setting
Table 3.2
B A F I
OT E LTERED OR NCREASED
Figure 3.4
F F A R
IRING OR NY EASON
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