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Before beginning your installation, consult with local authorities regarding codes governing all
such installations.
DO NOT
connect your Fire Chief OS2200 Wood Furnace to any flue that services
ANY
other appliance. Your Fire Chief OS2200 must be placed outdoors on a level, non-combustible
base preferably a 4’ X 8’ concrete pad, as close to the home as clearances to combustibles permit - do
not place the furnace further than 40’ from the house. The furnace must be connected to a grounded
electrical circuit equipped with GFI and access to backup generator 2000 watt minimum.
Maintain
the following clearances
- Sides of furnace, 12”; Rear of furnace, 12”; Front of furnace, 36”; Heat
Duct, 6” for the first 16” from the rear of the furnace and 3” thereafter. Maintain the “10/2 Rule” for the
chimney - the chimney cap must be 2’ (two feet) higher than any part of the building within a horizontal
distance of 10’ (ten feet) from the chimney cap.
The Fire Chief OS2200 is an airtight outside hot air furnace with an insulated 11 cubic foot
firebox that will accommodate logs to a maximum of 34” length. The 1800 cfm blower draws the cold
air from the home, across the heat chamber before going through the hot air duct and returning the
warmed air to your home. The blower may be operated manually or thermostatically, refer to the wiring
diagram on page 11. The firebox combustion flue gases are sent back through a secondary combustion
chamber producing less wasted fuel, higher efficiency and longer burn times. The smoke that remains,
exits through the top of the chimney. Average burn time per load of wood, six to twelve hours depend-
ing on wood type and condition, desired temperature to maintain and amount of fuel loaded into the
furnace.
Abnormally cold weather could reduce the burn time.
The Fire Chief FCOS2200 is unlike gas or electric furnaces - a solid wood furnace can not be
turned
“off and on”
to control the furnace temperature - once the fire is established, it has to burn, until
it burns itself out.
Never leave the ash or fuel door open to attempt to regulate the fire
- this will
overheat the furnace and void the warranty.
For the initial firing of your Fire Chief OS2200, connect the chimney and make electrical
connections -
before adding duct work to your furnace
- build a small fire, by doing so you are
giving the metals time to cure. Your new furnace will have a protective coating of oil or paint on the
surface which could produce smoke or odors during the initial firing . Allow adequate ventilation
during this initial break-in firing to allow any odors to escape.
DO NOT fill the firebox to full
capacity during the initial firing.
After successfully completing the initial test firing, attach both the
hot air duct and cold air return.
Class “A” Insulated 6” Chimney Pipe is recommended for optimum performance and must
maintain a 2” clearance from combustibles. The OS2200 ships with a SuperPro2100/SuperMax™ six
inch adaptor plate attached on top of the furnace for your convenience as well as brackets to attach guy
wires to the four corners of the furnace to secure your chimney system. Always secure chimney with
guy wires. SuperPro/SuperMax™ Chimney Pipe is readily available from your Fire Chief dealer. Us-
ing SuperPro/SuperMax™, attach the appropriate chimney pipe lengths to the adaptor, finishing with
the rain cap. Your furnace requires its own chimney and can not share a flue with any other product. If
using chimney pipe other than SuperPro/SuperMax™, the 6” adaptor will have to be replaced in order
to fit the chimney pipe you are using.
If locating the furnace more than 10’ from the home, a minimum of 6’ (six feet) of chimney is
required.
