Table Of Contents - Osburn 2200 Installation And Operation Manual

2200 Installation and Operation Manual
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................... 6
1 Safety Information ..................................................................... 6
1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ...................................... 6
2 General Information ................................................................... 7
2.1 Osburn 2200 Specifications ................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You .................................................................. 9
2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency . .............................................................. 9
2.4 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment ............................................................ 1 0
2.4.1 What is Your New Stove Made Of? . ................................................................................. 1 0
3 Fuel ............................................................................................ 11
3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned . ................................................................................ 1 1
3.2 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood .............................................................................. 1 1
3.2.1 What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................................. 1 1
3.2.2 Tree Species ..................................................................................................................... 1 1
3.2.3 Log Length . ....................................................................................................................... 1 2
3.2.4 Piece Size . ......................................................................................................................... 1 2
3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood ....................................................................................................... 1 3
3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content ............................................................................... 1 3
3.3 Manufactured Logs . ............................................................................................................. 1 4
4 Operating Your Stove .............................................................. 14
4.1 Your First Fires ..................................................................................................................... 1 4
4.2 Lighting Fires . ....................................................................................................................... 1 5
4.2.1 Conventional Fire Starting ............................................................................................... 1 5
4.2.2 The Top Down Fire ........................................................................................................... 1 5
4.2.3 Two Parallel Logs . ............................................................................................................. 1 6
4.2.4 Using Fire Starters . ........................................................................................................... 1 6
4.3 Maintaining Wood Fires ...................................................................................................... 1 6
4.3.1 General Advice ................................................................................................................. 1 6
4.3.2 Ash Removal . .................................................................................................................... 1 7
4.3.3 Raking Charcoal . ............................................................................................................... 1 7
4.3.4 Firing Each New Load Hot ................................................................................................ 1 8
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