Osburn 1600 Installation and Operation Manual
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4.3.5
Turning Down the Air Supply ........................................................................................... 19
4.3.6
Building Different Fires for Different Needs .................................................................... 20
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 22
5.1
Stove Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 22
5.1.1
Plated Finish Maintenance............................................................................................... 22
5.1.2
Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................................... 22
5.1.3
Door adjustment .............................................................................................................. 23
5.1.4
Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................................... 24
5.1.5
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................................. 24
5.1.6
Cleaning and Painting the Stove ...................................................................................... 25
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance................................................................. 26
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................................... 26
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ................................................................... 26
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ...................................................................................................... 27
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 28
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Safety Information ................................................................... 28
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings ................................................................ 28
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation .............................................................................. 29
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Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 29
7.1
Location of the certification label ........................................................................................ 29
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling ........................................................................................... 29
7.3
Floor protector .................................................................................................................... 32
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ...................................................................... 33
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................................ 33
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ..................................................................... 35
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The Venting System ................................................................. 36
8.1
General ................................................................................................................................ 36
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................................... 36
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys .......................................................................................... 36
8.2.2
Factory-built Metal Chimneys in mobile homes .............................................................. 37
8.2.3
Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................................... 37
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height ................................................................................................... 38
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ..................................................... 38