GENERAL
INFORMATION
,
cont.
Before beginning your installation. consult with local authorities regarding the codes
governing all such installations.
00
NOT connect your Fire Chief
OSI600
Wood Furnace to any
flue that services ANY other appliance.
Your Fire Chief
051600
may be placed outdoors
or
indoors.
If
outdoors,
~
must be placed on a
level. non-combustible base. preferably a 4' X
S'
concrete pad.
as
close to the home as
clearances to combustibles permit -do not place the furnace more than 40' from the house. The
furnace must be connected to a grounded electrical circuit
with
access to a backup generator
(2000 watt
minrnum)
.
lf
locating the furnace more than 10' (ten feet) from the home, a minimum
of 6' (six feet) of Class "A" HT 2100 All Fuel
S"
Chimney Pipe is required. If installing indoors.
your furnace must be placed on a non-combustible floor. Air f
or
combustion must be provided
into room where furnace is located. Allow air free access to furnace for combustion and
"u''';;'
.Sides of furnace. 12";
Rear
01
furnace. 31"; Front of
, , I
16"
from the rear
of
the furnace and 3" thereafter.
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Maintain
the
"1012
Rule
" for the
flue·
the flue
must
be 2' (two feet) higher than any part of
the building
or
peak
of
the roofwithin a horizontal distance of 10' (ten feet). The 2 fl. height does
not include the
cap
.
REFER
TO
PAGE
&:
FOR
COMPLETE
INSTRUCTIONS.
Class "A" HT 2100 All FuelS" Chrnn-ey Pipe is recommended for optimum performance and must
maintain a
2"
clearance from combustibles. The
OSI600
will ship with an adaptor plate and 4· #10
3/
4" galvanized screws wrth washer and gaskets to match the chimney your dealer supplies. If
the adaptor plate provided
WIth
your fumace does not fit the chimney your dealer has
in
stoc!l.
please call ourtoll free number, 800-875-4788 for assistance.
Important:
Please keep in mind
that
drffer&nl
chimney
manufaclurers
pipe will
not
interchange
WIth
other
brands. A lube
of
h!glHemp
silioone caulk is included wirh
your
furnace. Before
silicomng the adaptor
plale
10
the top
of
your
OSI600
, insure the chimney you purchase will fit the
adaptorpia/e.
Guy wire brackets are attached to the sides of the
OSI600.
A heavy guage of stainless
steel wire can
be
purChased al your dealer
or
local hardware store to use as guy wire to help
support your chimney. Attach t
he
appropnate chimney pipe lengths to the adaptor plate finishing
wrth a chimney cap.
Important:
Your
furna
ce requires Its o
wn
chimney
system
and
can
not
share a
nue
with
any
o
ther
product.
If you choose to use single wall stainless, the ftue temperature will be reduced which
promotes the formation
of
creosole. possibly creating a fire hazard. If you use smgle wall
stainless pipe (minimum 24" gauge). minimum
cl
earance is 18" Irom combustibles.
DO
NOT
U$Q
Gal
vanited
or
Bla
ck Pipe
to
vent
your
furnace.
Once you have mel local requirements governing the inslallation a
nd
positioning of
lhe
f
urn
ace.
insta
ll
the Electrical Control Kit. Open the Electrical Control Kit and confirm that all items were
shipped wi
lh
your
OSI
600.
Install the Electri
ca
l Control
Kit.
REFER TO PAGE 9 FOR COMPLETE
INSTRUCTIONS.
After i
IIi
the
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,.
and the Electrical
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OSI600.
to
your
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t,
a $
mall
iiC~i,;
".flrebox
to
full
capa
city
during
Ihe
Inllial
fIri
ng
. Your n
ew
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