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Monaco Installation and Operation Manual
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You
Your new Monaco 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.
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