Maintaining your wood heating system, Part b - installation, Safety information – Osburn OB01520 User Manual
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ........................................ 22
5.1
Stove Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 22
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................................... 22
5.1.2
Door adjustment .............................................................................................................. 23
5.1.3
Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................................... 27
5.1.4
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................................. 28
5.1.5
Cleaning and Painting the Stove ...................................................................................... 29
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance................................................................. 29
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary? ............................................................................. 29
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ................................................................... 30
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ...................................................................................................... 30
PART B - INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 31
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Safety Information ......................................................................... 31
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings ................................................................ 31
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation .............................................................................. 31
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Clearances to Combustible Material ............................................... 32
7.1
Location of the certification label ........................................................................................ 32
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling ........................................................................................... 32
7.3
Floor protector .................................................................................................................... 35
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ...................................................................... 35
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................................ 36
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ..................................................................... 38
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The Venting System ....................................................................... 39
8.1
General ................................................................................................................................ 39
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................................... 39
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys .......................................................................................... 39
8.2.2
Factory-built Metal Chimneys in mobile homes .............................................................. 40
8.2.3
Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................................... 40
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height ................................................................................................... 41
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ..................................................... 41
8.4.1
Why inside chimneys are preferred? ............................................................................... 41
8.4.2
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space? ..................................... 42
8.5
Supply of Combustion Air .................................................................................................... 43
8.5.1
Combustion Air Supply in Mobile Homes ........................................................................ 43