Manufactured Logs; Operating Your Stove; Your First Fires - Osburn 2200 Installation And Operation Manual

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dry wood is much lighter in weight than wet wood,
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split a piece, and if the fresh face feels warm and dry it is dry enough to burn; if it feels damp, it
is too wet,
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burn a piece; wet wood hisses and sizzles in the fire and dry wood does not.
3.3 MANUFACTURED LOGS
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax containing sawdust or logs with any chemical
additives. Manufactured logs made of 100% compressed sawdust can be burned, but be careful
not to burn too many of these logs at the same time. Start with one manufactured log and see
how the stove reacts. You can then increase the number of logs burned at a time making sure the
temperature never rises higher than 475 °F (246 °C) on a magnetic thermometer for installation on
single wall stove pipes or 900 °F (482 °C) on a probe thermometer for installation on double wall
stove pipe. The thermometer should be placed about 18" (457 mm) above the stove. Higher
temperatures can lead to overheat and damage your stove.
4 OPERATING YOUR STOVE
4.1 YOUR FIRST FIRES
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint will cure and the internal
components of the stove will be conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do
smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when you first
light your stove, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the house. As you
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You could buy a wood moisture meter to test your
firewood.