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C AUTION : O PERATION O F Y OUR O SBURN 1800 W ITHOUT T HE B AFFLE M AY C AUSE U NSAFE A ND
H AZARDOUS T EMPERATURE C ONDITIONS A ND W ILL V OID T HE W ARRANTY .
Contact your local, municipal, state, or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle a
chimney fire before there is any chance that it may happen.
Creosote – Formation And Need For Removal
When wood (especially green wood) is burned without adequate heat or air supply, it produces tar
and other organic vapours (smoke), which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote.
The creosote vapours condense in the relatively cool chimney flue of a slow-burning fire. As a
result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this creosote makes an
extremely hot fire, which could be hazardous. Check frequently for creosote build-up. In the event
of a insert or chimney component failure, replace only with equipment that is equivalent to the
original, available from your Osburn dealer.
Your Osburn insert has been designed to reduce the amount of creosote produced. Even so, the
chimney connector pipe and chimney should be inspected at least once every two months during the
heating season to determine if a creosote build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it
should be removed to reduce the risk of chimney fire. Call a professional chimney sweep, or go to
your local Osburn dealer and purchase a chimney brush, and have the chimney cleaned.