Osburn Matrix Installation And Operation Manual page 4

Osburn Matrix Installation and Operation Manual
4.4.5 Turning Down the Air Supply ........................................................................................... 2 1
4.4.6 Building Different Fires for Different Needs .................................................................... 2 2
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....................................... 24
5.1 Wood fire Maintenance . ...................................................................................................... 2 4
5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................................... 2 4
5.1.2 Door adjustment .............................................................................................................. 2 5
5.1.3 Replacing the Door Gasket............................................................................................... 2 6
5.1.4 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................................. 2 6
5.1.5 Cleaning and Painting the Wood fire . .............................................................................. 2 7
5.2 Flue and Flue System Maintenance . .................................................................................... 2 7
5.2.1 Why Flue System Cleaning is Necessary .......................................................................... 2 7
5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Flue System? .............................................................. 2 8
5.2.3 Cleaning the Flue System . ................................................................................................ 2 8
PART B - INSTALLATION . ...................................................................... 29
6 Safety Information . ........................................................................ 29
6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings ................................................................ 2 9
6.2 Regulations Covering Wood fire Installation . ...................................................................... 3 0
7 Clearances to Heat-Sensitive Materials . ......................................... 31
7.1 Location of the Certification Label ...................................................................................... 3 1
7.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling . .......................................................................................... 3 1
7.3 Floor Protector . .................................................................................................................... 3 2
7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ...................................................................... 3 3
8 The Flue System . ............................................................................ 35
8.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 3 5
8.2 Suitable Flue Systems .......................................................................................................... 3 5
8.2.1 Factory built Insulated Flue Kits . ...................................................................................... 3 5
8.2.2 Masonry Flue Systems ..................................................................................................... 3 6
8.3 Minimum Flue System Height ............................................................................................. 3 7
8.4 The Relationship Between the Flue System and the House . ............................................... 3 8
8.4.1 Why Inside Flue Systems are Preferred ........................................................................... 3 8
8.4.2 Why the Flue System Should Penetrate the Highest Heated Space . ............................... 3 9
8.5 Installing the flue Connector ............................................................................................... 3 9
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