2.2 DIMENSIONS
2.3.1 ZONE HEATING AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU
Your new WFP-100 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,
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