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Installation and Operation Manual - 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 7
1. Safety Information .................................................................................................................... 7
2. General Information .................................................................................................................. 8
2.1 Performances .................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Specifications .................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Dimensions .....................................................................................................................10
2.4 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You ................................................................14
2.5 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ...........................................................14
2.6 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment ............................................................14
3. Fuel ......................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ............................................................................15
4. Operating Your Stove ............................................................................................................. 18
4.1 Before Operating Your Stove ...........................................................................................18
4.2 The Use of a Fire Screen .................................................................................................18
4.3 Blower Operation ............................................................................................................19
4.4 Your First Fires ................................................................................................................19
4.5 Lighting Fires ..................................................................................................................20
4.6 Maintaining Wood Fires ...................................................................................................21
4.7 Building Different Fires for Different Needs ........................................................................23
5. Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................................................................... 25
5.1 Stove Maintenance .........................................................................................................25
5.2 Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance .........................................................................27
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................ 29
6. Safety Information .................................................................................................................. 29
6.1 Mobile Home ..................................................................................................................29
6.2 Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................................29
7. Clearances to Combustible Material ..................................................................................... 30
7.1 Location of the Certification Label ....................................................................................30
7.2 Clearances to Combustible Materials ...............................................................................30
7.3 Floor Protector ...............................................................................................................35
7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ....................................................................36
8. The Venting System ................................................................................................................ 39
8.1 General .........................................................................................................................39
8.2 Suitable Chimneys ..........................................................................................................39
8.3 Minimum Chimney Height ................................................................................................41
8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House .....................................................41
8.5 Supply of Combustion Air ................................................................................................42
8.6 Installing the Chimney Connector .....................................................................................43