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HE200 - Installation and Operation Manual
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2.3 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You
Your new HE200 wood fireplace 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 fireplace. Whole house zone heating works best when the fireplace 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 fireplace 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 fireplace 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 fireplace, the size, layout and age of your home and your climate zone. Three-season vacation homes
can usually be heated with smaller fireplaces than houses that are heated all winter.