
10Destination1.5InsertInstallationandOperationManual
2.2 ZONEHEATINGANDHOWTOMAKEITWORKFORYOU
YournewDestination1.5woodinsertisaspaceheater,whichmeansitisintendedtoheatthe
areaitisinstalledin,aswellasspacesthatconnecttothatarea,althoughtoalowertemperature.
Thisiscalledzoneheatinganditisanincreasinglypopularwaytoheathomesorspaceswithin
homes.
Zoneheatingcanbeusedtosupplementanotherheatingsystembyheatingaparticularspace
withinahome,suchasabasementfamilyroomoranadditionthatlacksanotherheatsource.
Housesofmoderatesizeandrelativelynewconstructioncanbeheatedwithaproperlysizedand
locatedwoodinsert.Wholehousezoneheatingworksbestwhentheinsertislocatedinthepart
ofthehousewherethefamilyspendsmostofitstime.Thisisnormallythemainlivingareawhere
thekitchen,diningandlivingroomsarelocated.Bylocatingtheinsertinthisarea,youwillgetthe
maximumbenefitoftheheatitproducesandwillachievethehighestpossibleheatingefficiency
andcomfort.Thespacewhereyouspendmostofyourtimewillbewarmest,whilebedroomsand
basement(ifthereisone)willstaycooler.Inthisway,youwillburnlesswoodthanwithother
formsofheating.
Althoughtheinsertmaybeabletoheatthemainlivingareasofyourhousetoanadequate
temperature,westronglyrecommendthatyoualsohaveaconventionaloil,gasorelectricheating
systemtoprovidebackupheating.
Yoursuccesswithzoneheatingwilldependonseveralfactors,includingthecorrectsizingand
locationoftheinsert,thesize,layoutandageofyourhomeandyourclimatezone.Three‐season
vacationhomescanusuallybeheatedwithsmallerinsertsthanhousesthatareheatedallwinter.
2.3 THEBENEFITSOFLOWEMISSIONSANDHIGHEFFICIENCY
ThelowsmokeemissionsproducedbythespecialfeaturesinsidetheDestination1.5insertmean
thatyourhouseholdwillreleaseupto90percentlesssmokeintotheoutsideenvironmentthanif
youusedanolderconventionalinsert.Butthereismoretotheemissioncontroltechnologiesthan
protectingtheenvironment.
Thesmokereleasedfromwoodwhenitisheatedcontainsabouthalfoftheenergycontentofthe
fuel.Byburningthewoodcompletely,yourinsertreleasesalltheheatenergyfromthewood
insteadofwastingitassmokeupthechimney.Also,thefeaturesinsidethefireboxallowyouto
reducetheairsupplytocontrolheatoutput,whilemaintainingcleanandefficientflaming
combustion,whichbooststheefficientdeliveryofheattoyourhome.
Theemissioncontrolandadvancedcombustionfeaturesofyourinsertcanonlyworkproperlyif
yourfuelisinthecorrectmoisturecontentrangeof15to20percent.
2.4 THEENERZONE’SCOMMITMENTTOYOUANDTHEENVIRONMENT
TheEnerzoneteamiscommittedtoprotectingtheenvironment,sowedoeverythingwecanto
useonlymaterialsinourproductsthatwillhavenolastingnegativeimpactontheenvironment.