OPERATING & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR STRATFORD CF ZERO CLEARANCE WOOD HEATER
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Table of content
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ........................................ 5
1
Safety Information .............................................................................. 5
1.1
Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings .....................................................5
2
General Information ............................................................................ 6
2.1
Stratford CF Specifications ...................................................................................................................6
2.2
Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You .................................................................................8
2.3
The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency .............................................................................9
2.4
Osburn’s Commitment to You and the Environment ..........................................................................9
2.4.1
What is Your New Zero clearance wood inbuilt Made Of? ..............................................................9
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Fuel .................................................................................................... 10
3.1
Materials That Should Not be Burned ...............................................................................................10
3.2
How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood .............................................................................................10
3.2.1
What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................................................10
3.2.2
Tree Species ....................................................................................................................................10
3.2.3
Log Length ......................................................................................................................................10
3.2.4
Piece Size ........................................................................................................................................10
3.2.5
How to Dry Firewood .....................................................................................................................11
3.2.6
Judging Firewood Moisture Content ..............................................................................................12
3.3
Manufactured Logs ............................................................................................................................12
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Operating Your Zero clearance wood inbuilt ................................. 13
4.1
Your First Fires....................................................................................................................................13
4.2
Lighting Fires ......................................................................................................................................13
4.2.1
Conventional Fire Starting ..............................................................................................................13
4.2.2
The Top Down Fire .........................................................................................................................14
4.2.3
Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................................................14
4.2.4
Using Fire Starters ..........................................................................................................................14
4.3
Maintaining Wood Fires .....................................................................................................................14
4.3.1
General Advice ...............................................................................................................................14
4.3.2
Ash Removal ...................................................................................................................................15
4.3.3
Raking Charcoal ..............................................................................................................................15
4.3.4
Firing Each New Load Hot...............................................................................................................15
4.3.5
Turning Down the Air Supply .........................................................................................................16
4.3.6
Building Different Fires for Different Needs ..................................................................................16
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ........................................ 19
5.1
Zero clearance wood inbuilt Maintenance ........................................................................................19
5.1.1
Plated Finish Maintenance .............................................................................................................19
5.1.2
Glass Door Cleaning ........................................................................................................................19
5.1.3
Door Adjustment ............................................................................................................................20
