Osburn
Matrix
Inbuilt
Installation
and
Operation
Manual
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15
4
OPERATING
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT
•
NEVER
OVERFIRE
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT.
IF
ANY
PART
OF
THE
WOOD
INBUILT
STARTS
TO
GLOW
RED,
OVER
FIRING
IS
HAPPENING.
READJUST
THE
AIR
INTAKE
CONTROL
AT
A
LOWER
SETTING.
•
NEVER
LOAD
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT
UP
TO
THE
BAFFLE.
ALWAYS
LEAVE
5
TO
10
CENTIMETERS
TO
ALLOW
PROPER
COMBUSTION
THROUGH
SECONDARY
AIR
OPENINGS
(NEVER
PUT
WOOD
ABOVE
THE
FIREBRICK
LINING
ON
THE
FIREBOX).
THIS
WILL
ALSO
PREVENT
OVERFIRING
OF
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT.
•
SHOULD
THERE
BE
A
SOOT
OR
CREOSOTE
FIRE
IN
YOUR
FLUE
SYSTEM,
CLOSE
THE
AIR
CONTROL
COMPLETELY.
IMMEDIATELY
CALL
THE
FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
4.1
THE
USE
OF
A
FIRE
SCREEN.
This
wood
inbuilt
has
been
tested
for
use
with
an
open
door
in
conjunction
with
a
fire
screen
(AC01315,
sold
separately).
Make
sure
the
fire
screen
is
properly
secured
on
the
wood
inbuilt
to
avoid
any
risk
of
sparks
damaging
your
flooring.
When
the
fire
screen
is
in
use,
do
not
leave
the
wood
inbuilt
unattended
so
that
you
can
respond
promptly
in
the
event
of
smoke
spillage
into
the
room.
Potential
causes
of
smoke
spillage
are
described
in
Section
9
The
Flue
System
of
this
manual.
See
Appendix
5:
Installing
the
Fire
Screen
(AC01315)
for
installation
instructions.
OPERATING
WITH
THE
FIRE
SCREEN
INCREASES
POSSIBILITIES
OF
GENERATING
CARBON
MONOXIDE.
CARBON
MONOXIDE
IS
AN
ODOURLESS
GAS
THAT
IS
HIGHLY
TOXIC
AND
WHICH
CAN
CAUSE
DEATH
AT
HIGH
CONCENTRATION
IN
AIR.
4.2
YOUR
FIRST
FIRES
Two
things
will
happen
as
you
burn
your
first
few
fires;
the
paint
cures
and
the
internal
components
of
the
wood
inbuilt
are
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
wood
inbuilt,
be
prepared
by
opening
doors
and/or
windows
to
ventilate
the
house.
As
you
burn
hotter
and
hotter
fires,
more
of
the
painted
surfaces
reach
the
curing
temperature
of
the
paint.
The
smell
of
curing
paint
does
not
disappear
until
you
have
burned
one
or
two
very
hot
fires.
Burn
one
or
two
small
fires
to
begin
the
curing
and
conditioning
process.
Then
build
bigger
and
hotter
fires
until
there
is
no
longer
any
paint
smell
from
the
wood
inbuilt.
Once
the
paint
smell
disappears,
your
wood
inbuilt
is
ready
for
serious
heating.
