Destination 2.3 Installation and Operation Man al
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2.2 ZONE HEATING AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YO
Yo r new Destination 2.3 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, altho gh to a lower temperat re.
This is called zone heating and it is an increasingly pop lar way to heat homes or spaces within
homes.
Zone heating can be sed to s pplement another heating system by heating a partic lar space
within a home, s ch as a basement family room or an addition that lacks another heat so rce.
Ho ses of moderate size and relatively new constr ction can be heated with a properly sized and
located wood stove. Whole ho se zone heating works best when the wood stove is located in the
part of the ho se 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 wood stove in this area,
yo will get the maxim m benefit of the heat it prod ces and will achieve the highest possible
heating efficiency and comfort. The space where yo spend most of yo r time will be warmest,
while bedrooms and basement (if there is one) will stay cooler. In this way, yo will b rn less wood
than with other forms of heating.
Altho gh the wood stove may be able to heat the main living areas of yo r ho se to an adeq ate
temperat re, we strongly recommend that yo also have a conventional oil, gas or electric heating
system to provide back p heating.
Yo r s ccess with zone heating will depend on several factors, incl ding the correct sizing and
location of the wood stove, the size, layo t and age of yo r home and yo r climate zone. Three-
season vacation homes can s ally be heated with smaller wood stoves than ho ses that are
heated all winter.
2.3 THE BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS AND HIGH EFFICIENCY
The low smoke emissions prod ced by the special feat res inside the Destination 2.3 firebox mean
that yo r ho sehold will release p to 90 percent less smoke into the o tside environment than if
yo sed an older conventional wood stove. B t there is more to the emission control
technologies than protecting the environment.
The smoke released from wood when it is heated contains abo t half of the energy content of the
f el. By b rning the wood completely, yo r wood stove releases all the heat energy from the
wood instead of wasting it as smoke p the fl e system. Also, the feat res inside the firebox allow
yo to red ce the air s pply to control heat o tp t, while maintaining clean and efficient flaming
comb stion, which boosts the efficient delivery of heat to yo r home.
The emission control and advanced comb stion feat res of yo r wood stove can only work
properly if yo r f el is in the correct moist re content range of 15 to 20 percent.
2.4 ENERZONE’S COMMITMENT TO YO AND THE ENVIRONMENT
The Enerzone team is committed to protecting the environment, so we do everything we can to
se only materials in o r prod cts that will have no lasting negative impact on the environment.
