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Monaco Installation and Operation Manual
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.
2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency
The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the Monaco firebox
mean that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside
environment than if you used an older conventional stove. But there is more to the
emission control technologies than protecting the environment.
The smoke released from wood when it is heated contains about half of the energy
content of the fuel. By burning the wood completely, your fireplace releases all the heat
energy from the wood instead of wasting it as smoke up the chimney. Also, the features
inside the firebox allow you to reduce the air supply to control heat output, while
maintaining clean and efficient flaming combustion, which boosts the efficient delivery of
heat to your home.
The emission control and advanced combustion features of your fireplace can only work
properly if your fuel is in the correct moisture content range of 15 to 20 percent. See
Section 3: Fuel of this manual for suggestions on preparing fuelwood and judging its
moisture.
2.4 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment
The SBI team is committed to protecting the environment, so we do everything we can to
use only materials in our products that will have no lasting negative impact on the
environment.
2.4.1 What is Your New Fireplace Made Of?
The body of your fireplace, which is most of its weight, is carbon steel. Should it ever
become necessary many years in the future, almost the entire fireplace can be recycled
into new products, thus eliminating the need to mine new materials.
The paint coating on your fireplace is very thin. Its VOC content (Volatile Organic
Compounds) is very low. VOCs can be responsible for smog, so all the paint used during
the manufacturing process meets the latest air quality requirements regarding VOC
reduction or elimination.
The air tubes are stainless steel, which can also be recycled.
Vermiculite is used for the baffle or refractory panels. Vermiculite is a mineral. Large
commercial mines exist in China, Russia, South Africa, and Brazil. Potassium silicate is
used as binder to form a rigid board. Vermiculite can withstand temperatures above 2,000
°F. It is not considered hazardous waste. Disposal at a landfill is recommended.
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