Century FW3300 Installation and Operation Manual
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Table of content
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
Century FW3300 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 .............................................. 10
2.4.1
What is Your New Stove Made Of? .................................................................. 10
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Fuel ..................................................................................................... 11
3.1
Materials That Should Not be Burned .................................................................. 11
3.2
How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ................................................................ 11
3.2.1
What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................... 11
3.2.2
Tree Species ..................................................................................................... 11
3.2.3
Log Length ........................................................................................................ 12
3.2.4
Piece Size ......................................................................................................... 12
3.2.5
How to Dry Firewood......................................................................................... 13
3.2.6
Judging Firewood Moisture Content ................................................................. 14
3.3
Manufactured Logs ............................................................................................... 14
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Operating Your Stove ....................................................................... 15
4.1
Your First Fires ..................................................................................................... 15
4.2
Lighting Fires ........................................................................................................ 15
4.2.1
Conventional Fire Starting ................................................................................. 15
4.2.2
The Top Down Fire ........................................................................................... 16
4.2.3
Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................. 16
4.2.4
Using Fire Starters ............................................................................................ 16
4.3
Maintaining Wood Fires ........................................................................................ 16
4.3.1
General Advice ................................................................................................. 16
4.3.2
Ash Removal ..................................................................................................... 17
4.3.3
Raking Charcoal ............................................................................................... 18
4.3.4
Firing Each New Load Hot ................................................................................ 18
4.3.5
Turning Down the Air Supply ............................................................................ 19
4.3.6
Building Different Fires for Different Needs ....................................................... 20
