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Installation and Operation Manual - Osburn 3500

Note that secondary air tubes (B), (C) and (D) can be replaced without removing the bafe board (A).

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Table of Contents4
Part a - Operation and Maintenance7
Safery Information7
General Information8
Specifications8
Dimensions9
Combustion Chamber Dimensions10
Zone Heating and How to Make It Work for You11
Osburn's Commitment to You and the Environment11
What Is this Wood Fire Made of11
Fuel12
Materials that Should Not be Burned12
How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood12
What Is Good Firewood12
Tree Species12
Log Length13
Piece Size13
How to Dry Firewood14
Compressed Wood Logs15
Operating Your Wood Fire15
The Use of a Fire Screen16
Using a Blowerusing a Blower16
Your First Fires17
Lighting Fires17
Conventional Fire Starting17
The Top down Fire18
Two Parallel Logs18
Using Fire Starters18
Maintaining Wood Fires18
General Advice18
Ash Removal19
Raking Charcoal19
Firing each New Load Hot20
Turning down the Air Supply20
Building Different Fires for Different Needs20
Small Fires to Take the Chill off the House21
Long Lasting Low Output Fires21
High Output Fires for Cold Weather21
Maximum Burn Cycle Times21
North-South Fires Versus East-West Fires22
Maintaining Your Wood Heating System22
Wood Fire Maintenance22
Plated Finish Maintenance22
Cleaning Door Glass22
Glass Door23
Cleaning23
Replacement23
Replacing the Glass Gasket And/Or the Glass24
Door25
Door Adjustment25
Door Alignment26
Replacing the Door Gasket27
Cleaning and Painting the Wood Fire27
Flue and Flue System Maintenance27
Why Flue System Cleaning Is Necessary27
How Often Should You Clean the Flue System27
Cleaning the Flue System28
Part B - Installation29
Safety Information29
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings29
Regulations Covering Wood Fire Installation30
Clearances to Heat-Sensitive Materials31
Location of the Certification Label31
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling31
Floor Protector32
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely32
The Venting System34
General34
Suitable Chimneys34
Factory Built Insulated Flue Kits34
Masonry Flue System35
Minimum Flue Height35
The Relationship between the Chimney and the House36
Why Inside Chimneys Are Preferred36
Why the Chimney Should Penetrate the Highest Heated Space37
Installing the Flue Connector37
Appendix 1: Door Overlay Installation39
Appendix 2: Blower and Optional Thermodisc Installation40
Appendix 3: Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit Installation41
Appendix 4: Optional Fire Screen Installation42
Appendix 5: Air Tubes and Baffle Installation43
Appendix 6: Decorative Panels Removal45
Appendix 7: Exploded Diagram and Parts List46

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