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Heat Commander Furnace Installation and Operation Manual
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13.3 The benefits of low emissions and high efficiency
The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the furnace firebox mean
that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside environment
than if you used an older conventional wood furnace. 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 furnace releases all the heat energy from
the wood instead of wasting it as smoke up the chimney. 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 furnace can only work
properly if your fuel is in the correct moisture content range of 15 to 20 percent. See
PART 2 –OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING for suggestions on
preparing fuel wood and judging its moisture.
13.4 The SBI commitment to you and the environment
The SBI 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.
13.4.1 What is your new furnace made of?
The body of your furnace, which is most of its weight, is carbon steel. Should it ever become
necessary many years in the future, almost the entire furnace can be recycled into new
products, thus eliminating the need to mine new materials.
The paint coat on your furnace 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 2,000 °F. It is not
considered hazardous waste. Disposal at a landfill is recommended.
Lightweight firebrick is made of pumice and cement. Pumice is in fact volcanic rock, a
naturally green product found in the Northwest United States. 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 4 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.