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Osburn Matrix Inbuilt Installation and Operation Manual
you used an older conventional wood inbuilt. But there is more to the emission control
technologies than protecting the environment.
The smoke released from wood when it is heated contains about half of the energy content of the
fuel. By burning the wood completely, your wood inbuilt releases all the heat energy from the
wood instead of wasting it as smoke up the flue system. Also, the features inside the firebox allow
you to reduce the air supply to control heat output, while maintaining clean and efficient flaming
combustion, which boosts the efficient delivery of heat to your home.
The emission control and advanced combustion features of your wood inbuilt can only work
properly if your fuel is in the correct moisture content range of 15 to 20 percent. See Section 3 of
this manual for suggestions on preparing fuelwood and judging its moisture.
2.4 OSBURN'S COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The Osburn team is 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.
2.4.1 WHAT IS YOUR NEW WOOD INBUILT MADE OF?
The body of your wood inbuilt, which is most of its weight, is carbon steel. Should it ever become
necessary many years in the future, almost the entire wood inbuilt can be recycled into new
products, thus eliminating the need to mine new materials.
The paint coating on your wood inbuilt is very thin. Its VOC content (Volatile Organic Components)
is very low. VOCs can be responsible for smog, so all the paint used during the manufacturing
process meets the latest air quality requirements with regards to VOC reduction or elimination.
The air tubes are stainless steel, which can also be recycled.
The C-Cast baffle is made of an aluminosilicate fibre material that is compressed with a binder to
form a rigid board. C-Cast can withstand temperatures above 1 093 °C (2,000 °F.) It is not
considered hazardous waste. Disposal at a landfill is recommended.
Firebrick is mainly composed of silicon dioxide, also known as silica, a product processed from a
mined mineral. It is most commonly found in nature in the form of sand and clay. Disposal at a
landfill is recommended.
The door and glass gaskets are fibreglass which is spun from melted sand. Black gaskets have been
dipped into a solvent-free solution. Disposal at a landfill is recommended.
The door glass is a 5 mm thick ceramic material that contains no toxic chemicals. It is basically
made of raw earth materials such as sand and quartz that are combined in such a way to form a
glass at high temperatures. Ceramic glass will not re-melt in the same way as normal glass, so it
should not be recycled with your regular household products. Disposal at a landfill is
recommended.
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