Osburn MATRIX User manual

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INSTALLATIONANDOPERATIONMANUAL
MATRIX 
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USENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION
AGENCYPHASEIICERTIFIEDWOOD
STOVE
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THANKYOUFORCHOOSINGTHISOSBURNWOODSTOVE
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andeffectiveinstallation,andguidanceonhowtogetthebestperformancefromthisstoveasyou
buildandmaintainfires,andmaintainyourwoodheatingsystem.
Werecommendthatourwoodburninghearthproductsbeinstalledandservicedbyprofessionals
whoarecertifiedintheUnitedStatesbyNFI(NationalFireplaceInstitute®)orinCanadabyWETT
(WoodEnergyTechnologyTransfer)orinQuebecbyAPC(AssociationdesProfessionnelsdu
Chauffage).
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Whenthisstoveisnotproperlyinstalled,ahousefiremayresult.Toreducetheriskoffire,
followtheinstallationinstructions.Contactlocalbuildingorfireofficialsaboutrestrictionsand
installationinspectionrequirementsinyourarea.
Pleasereadthisentiremanualbeforeyouinstallanduseyournewstove.Failuretofollow
instructionsmayresultinpropertydamage,bodilyinjury,orevendeath.Itisimportantthatyou
followtheinstallationsguidelinesexactly.
Youmayneedtoobtainabuildingpermitfortheinstallationofthisstoveandthechimneythat
itisconnectedto.Consultyourmunicipalbuildingdepartmentorfiredepartmentbefore
installationtodeterminetheneedtoobtainone.Werecommendthatyoualsoinformyour
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Tableofcontent
PARTA‐OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCE.............................................6
1SafetyInformation............................................................................6
1.1SummaryofOperationandMaintenanceCautionsandWarnings......................................6
2GeneralInformation.........................................................................7
2.1MatrixSpecifications.............................................................................................................7
2.2ZoneHeatingandHowtoMakeitWorkforYou..................................................................9
2.3TheBenefitsofLowEmissionsandHighEfficiency.............................................................10
2.4TheSBICommitmenttoYouandtheEnvironment............................................................10
2.4.1WhatisYourNewStoveMadeOf?..................................................................................10
3Fuel.................................................................................................11
3.1MaterialsThatShouldNotbeBurned.................................................................................11
3.2HowtoPrepareorBuyGoodFirewood..............................................................................11
3.2.1WhatisGoodFirewood?.................................................................................................11
3.2.2TreeSpecies.....................................................................................................................11
3.2.3LogLength........................................................................................................................12
3.2.4PieceSize..........................................................................................................................12
3.2.5HowtoDryFirewood.......................................................................................................13
3.2.6Wheretostorewood.......................................................................................................14
3.2.7JudgingFirewoodMoistureContent...............................................................................14
3.3ManufacturedLogs..............................................................................................................15
4OperatingYourStove......................................................................16
4.1Theuseofafirescreen........................................................................................................16
4.2YourFirstFires.....................................................................................................................16
4.3LightingFires........................................................................................................................16
4.3.1ConventionalFireStarting...............................................................................................17
4.3.2TheTopDownFire...........................................................................................................17
4.3.3TwoParallelLogs..............................................................................................................18
4.3.4UsingFireStarters............................................................................................................18
4.4MaintainingWoodFires......................................................................................................18
4.4.1GeneralAdvice.................................................................................................................18
4.4.2AshRemoval.....................................................................................................................19

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4.4.3RakingCharcoal................................................................................................................19
4.4.4FiringEachNewLoadHot................................................................................................20
4.4.5TurningDowntheAirSupply...........................................................................................20
4.4.6BuildingDifferentFiresforDifferentNeeds....................................................................21
5MaintainingYourWoodHeatingSystem.........................................24
5.1StoveMaintenance..............................................................................................................24
5.1.1CleaningDoorGlass.........................................................................................................24
5.1.2Dooradjustment..............................................................................................................25
5.1.3ReplacingtheDoorGasket...............................................................................................26
5.1.4ReplacingtheGlassGasketand/ortheGlass..................................................................26
5.1.5CleaningandPaintingtheStove......................................................................................27
5.2ChimneyandChimneyConnectorMaintenance.................................................................27
5.2.1WhyChimneyCleaningisNecessary...............................................................................27
5.2.2HowOftenShouldYouCleantheChimney?...................................................................28
5.2.3CleaningtheChimney......................................................................................................28
PARTB‐INSTALLATION........................................................................29
6SafetyInformation..........................................................................29
6.1SummaryofInstallationCautionsandWarnings................................................................29
6.2RegulationsCoveringStoveInstallation..............................................................................30
7ClearancestoCombustibleMaterial................................................31
7.1Locationofthecertificationlabel........................................................................................31
7.2ClearancestoWallsandCeiling...........................................................................................31
7.3Floorprotector.....................................................................................................................34
7.4ReducingWallandCeilingClearancesSafely......................................................................34
7.4.1TableofClearanceReductionPercentages.....................................................................35
7.4.2ShieldConstructionRules................................................................................................36
8TheVentingSystem........................................................................37
8.1General................................................................................................................................37
8.2SuitableChimneys...............................................................................................................37
8.2.1Factory‐builtMetalChimneys..........................................................................................38
8.2.2Factory‐builtMetalChimneysinmobilehomes..............................................................39
8.2.3MasonryChimneys...........................................................................................................40

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8.3MinimumChimneyHeight...................................................................................................40
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....................................................................................................42
8.5.1CombustionAirSupplyinMobileHomes........................................................................42
8.5.2AirSupplyinConventionalHouses..................................................................................43
8.6InstallingtheChimneyConnector.......................................................................................43
8.6.1InstallationofSingleWallChimneyConnector...............................................................43
Appendix1:ReversingtheDoorOpeningandAdjustingtheHandle.....46
Appendix2:InstallingtheDecorativePanels........................................48
Appendix3:InstallingtheFreshAirKit.................................................51
Appendix4:InstallingtheFireScreen(AC01315).................................52
Appendix5:InstallationandUseoftheAirCirculationFanand
Thermodisc......................................................................53
Appendix6:InstallationofSecondaryAirTubesandBaffle..................55
Appendix7:ExplodedDiagramandPartsList.......................................57
OSBURNLIMITEDLIFETIMEWARRANTY...............................................60
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PARTA‐OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCE
PleaseseePartBforinstallationinstructions.
1SAFETYINFORMATION
1.1 SUMMARYOFOPERATIONANDMAINTENANCECAUTIONSANDWARNINGS
•HOTWHILEINOPERATION,KEEPCHILDREN,CLOTHINGANDFURNITUREAWAY.CONTACT
MAYCAUSESKINBURNS.GLOVESMAYBENEEDEDFORSTOVEOPERATION.
•USINGASTOVEWITHCRACKEDORBROKENCOMPONENTS,SUCHASGLASSORFIREBRICKS
ORBAFFLESMAYPRODUCEANUNSAFECONDITIONANDMAYDAMAGETHESTOVE.
•OPENTHEAIRCONTROLFULLYBEFOREOPENINGFIRINGDOOR.
•THISSTOVEHASBEENTESTEDFORUSEWITHANOPENDOORINCONJUNCTIONWITHAFIRE
SCREEN(AC01315,SOLDSEPARATELY).THEDOORMAYBEOPENORFIRESCREENREMOVED
ONLYDURINGLIGHTINGPROCEDURESORRELOADING.ALWAYSCLOSETHEDOORORPUT
BACKTHEFIRESCREENAFTERIGNITION.DONOTLEAVETHESTOVEUNATTENDEDWHEN
THEDOORISOPENEDWITHORWITHOUTFIRESCREEN.
•NEVERUSEGASOLINE,GASOLINE‐TYPELANTERNFUEL(NAPHTHA),FUELOIL,MOTOROIL,
KEROSENE,CHARCOALLIGHTERFLUID,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSORAEROSOLSTOSTARTOR
‘FRESHENUP’AFIREINTHISSTOVE.KEEPALLSUCHLIQUIDSORAEROSOLSWELLAWAY
FROMTHESTOVEWHILEITISINUSE.
•DONOTSTOREFUELWITHINHEATERMINIMUMINSTALLATIONCLEARANCES.
•BURNONLYSEASONEDNATURALFIREWOOD.
•DONOTBURN:
oGARBAGEOFANYKIND,
oCOALORCHARCOAL,
oTREATED,PAINTEDORCOATEDWOOD,
oPLYWOODORPARTICLEBOARD,
oFINEPAPER,COLOREDPAPERORCARDBOARD,
oSALTWATERDRIFTWOOD,OR
oRAILROADTIES.
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•DONOTELEVATETHEFIREBYUSINGAGRATEINTHISSTOVE.
•THISAPPLIANCESHOULDBEMAINTAINEDANDOPERATEDATALLTIMESINACCORDANCE
WITHTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
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2GENERALINFORMATION
2.1 MATRIXSPECIFICATIONS
FuelTypeCordwood
TestStandards(safety)ULCS627,UL737andUL1482
TestStandard(emissions)EPAMethod28(40CFRPart60)
Heatingcapacityrange*500to2,100sq.ft.(47to195m2)
Maximumheatoutput**
(EPAtestfuel)32200BTU/h.(9,4kW/h)
Maximumheatoutput**
(naturalhardwoodfuel)75000BTU/h.(22kW/h)
Optimumefficiency77,2%
TestStandard(efficiency)CSAB415.1‐10
ApproximateBurnTime6to8hours
ShippingWeight535lb(243kg)
FireboxVolume2,4cu.ft.(0,068m3)
MaximumLogLength20"east‐west***
FlueOutletDiameter: 6"(150mm)diameter(vertical)
BaffleMaterialC‐cast
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*Burntimeandheatingcapacitymayvarysubjecttolocationinhome,chimneydraft,chimney
diameter,locality,heatlossfactors,climate,fuelsandothervariables.
**TheEPAtestfuelisdimensionalDouglasfirpiecesstapledtogetherintocribswithairspaces
between.Wealsotestusingthesameprocedureexceptusingsplithardwoodfirewoodtoreflect
real‐worldheatoutput.Thisstoveisnotintendedtooperateatitspeakheatoutputcontinuously.
***East‐west:throughthedooryouseethesidesofthelogs;north‐south:throughthedooryou
seetheendsofthelogs.

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2.2 ZONEHEATINGANDHOWTOMAKEITWORKFORYOU
YournewOsburnMatrixwoodstoveisaspaceheater,whichmeansitisintendedtoheatthearea
itisinstalledin,aswellasspacesthatconnecttothatarea,althoughtoalowertemperature.This
iscalledzoneheatinganditisanincreasinglypopularwaytoheathomesorspaceswithinhomes.
Zoneheatingcanbeusedtosupplementanotherheatingsystembyheatingaparticularspace
withinahome,suchasabasementfamilyroomoranadditionthatlacksanotherheatsource.
Housesofmoderatesizeandrelativelynewconstructioncanbeheatedwithaproperlysizedand
locatedwoodstove.Wholehousezoneheatingworksbestwhenthestoveislocatedinthepartof
thehousewherethefamilyspendsmostofitstime.Thisisnormallythemainlivingareawhere
thekitchen,diningandlivingroomsarelocated.Bylocatingthestoveinthisarea,youwillgetthe
maximumbenefitoftheheatitproducesandwillachievethehighestpossibleheatingefficiency
andcomfort.Thespacewhereyouspendmostofyourtimewillbewarmest,whilebedroomsand
basement(ifthereisone)willstaycooler.Inthisway,youwillburnlesswoodthanwithother
formsofheating.
Althoughthestovemaybeabletoheatthemainlivingareasofyourhousetoanadequate
temperature,westronglyrecommendthatyoualsohaveaconventionaloil,gasorelectricheating
systemtoprovidebackupheating.
Yoursuccesswithzoneheatingwilldependonseveralfactors,includingthecorrectsizingand
locationofthestove,thesize,layoutandageofyourhomeandyourclimatezone.Three‐season
vacationhomescanusuallybeheatedwithsmallerstovesthanhousesthatareheatedallwinter.

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2.3 THEBENEFITSOFLOWEMISSIONSANDHIGHEFFICIENCY
ThelowsmokeemissionsproducedbythespecialfeaturesinsidetheOsburnMatrixfireboxmean
thatyourhouseholdwillreleaseupto90percentlesssmokeintotheoutsideenvironmentthanif
youusedanolderconventionalstove.Butthereismoretotheemissioncontroltechnologiesthan
protectingtheenvironment.
Thesmokereleasedfromwoodwhenitisheatedcontainsabouthalfoftheenergycontentofthe
fuel.Byburningthewoodcompletely,yourstovereleasesalltheheatenergyfromthewood
insteadofwastingitassmokeupthechimney.Also,thefeaturesinsidethefireboxallowyouto
reducetheairsupplytocontrolheatoutput,whilemaintainingcleanandefficientflaming
combustion,whichbooststheefficientdeliveryofheattoyourhome.
Theemissioncontrolandadvancedcombustionfeaturesofyourstovecanonlyworkproperlyif
yourfuelisinthecorrectmoisturecontentrangeof15to20percent.SeeSectionA3.0ofthis
manualforsuggestionsonpreparingfuelwoodandjudgingitsmoisture.
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2.4 THESBICOMMITMENTTOYOUANDTHEENVIRONMENT
TheSBIteamarecommittedtoprotectingtheenvironment,sowedoeverythingwecantouse
onlymaterialsinourproductsthatwillhavenolastingnegativeimpactontheenvironment.
2.4.1 WHATISYOURNEWSTOVEMADEOF?
Thebodyofyourstove,whichismostofitsweight,iscarbonsteel.Shoulditeverbecome
necessarymanyyearsinthefuture,almosttheentirestovecanberecycledintonewproducts,
thuseliminatingtheneedtominenewmaterials.
Thepaintcoatonyourstoveisverythin.ItsVOCcontent(VolatileOrganicComponents)isvery
low.VOCscanberesponsibleforsmog,soallthepaintusedduringthemanufacturingprocess
meetsthelatestairqualityrequirementswithregardstoVOCreductionorelimination.
Theairtubesarestainlesssteel,whichcanalsoberecycled.
TheC‐Castbaffleismadeofanaluminosilicatefibrematerialthatiscompressedwithabinderto
formarigidboard.C‐Castcanwithstandtemperaturesabove2,000°F.Itisnotconsidered
hazardouswaste.Disposalatalandfillisrecommended.
Firebrickismainlycomposedofsilicondioxide,alsoknownassilica,anearthderivedproduct.Itis
mostcommonlyfoundinnatureintheformofsandandclay.Disposalatalandfillis
recommended.
Thedoorandglassgasketsarefibreglasswhichisspunfrommeltedsand.Blackgasketshavebeen
dippedintoasolvent‐freesolution.Disposalatalandfillisrecommended.
Thedoorglassisa5mmthickceramicmaterialthatcontainsnotoxicchemicals.Itisbasically
madeofrawearthmaterialssuchassandandquartzthatarecombinedinsuchawaytoforma
glassathightemperatures.Ceramicglasswillnotre‐meltinthesamewayasnormalglass,soit
shouldnotberecycledwithyourregularhouseholdproducts.Disposalatalandfillis
recommended.