TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 5
1. Safety Information .................................................................................................................... 5
2. General Information.................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Specifications .................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You ................................................................11
2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ...........................................................11
2.4 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment ............................................................11
3. Fuel ......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ............................................................................13
4. Operating Your Wood fire....................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Cold Hand......................................................................................................................16
4.2 Using a Blower ...............................................................................................................16
4.3 Wood Storage in the Pedestal..........................................................................................17
5. Burning Wood Efficiently ....................................................................................................... 17
5.1 First Use.........................................................................................................................17
5.2 Lighting Fires..................................................................................................................18
5.3 Maintaining Wood Fires ...................................................................................................19
5.4 Building Different Fires for Different Needs........................................................................21
6. Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 23
6.1 Wood fire .......................................................................................................................23
6.2 Glass Door .....................................................................................................................24
6.3 Door ..............................................................................................................................26
6.4 Chimney Maintenance .....................................................................................................29
PART B - INSTALLATION............................................................................................................ 30
7. Safety Information and Standards......................................................................................... 30
7.1 Regulations Covering Wood fire Installation ......................................................................30
8. Clearances to Combustible Material ..................................................................................... 31
8.1 Certification Label ...........................................................................................................31
8.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................................31
8.3 Floor Protector ...............................................................................................................32
8.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ....................................................................32
9. The Venting System................................................................................................................ 34
9.1 General .........................................................................................................................34
9.2 Suitable Chimneys ..........................................................................................................34
9.3 Minimum Flue Height.......................................................................................................35
9.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House .....................................................36
9.5 Installing the Flue Connector ...........................................................................................37
