
Destination 1.5 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 3
Table of content
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...............................6
1Safety Information.....................................................................6
1.1Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings..................................... 6
2General Information...................................................................8
2.1Destination 1.5 Insert Specifications................................................................................... 8
2.2Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You............................................................... 11
2.3The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ......................................................... 12
2.4The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment .......................................................... 12
2.4.1What is Your New Insert Made Of?............................................................................... 12
3Fuel ...........................................................................................13
3.1Materials That Should Not be Burned............................................................................... 13
3.2How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ............................................................................ 13
3.2.1What is Good Firewood?............................................................................................... 13
3.2.2Tree Species ................................................................................................................. 13
3.2.3Log Length .................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.4Piece Size ..................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.5How to Dry Firewood..................................................................................................... 14
3.2.6Judging Firewood Moisture Content.............................................................................. 15
3.3Manufactured Logs ........................................................................................................... 15
4Operating Your Insert..............................................................16
4.1Your First Fires ................................................................................................................. 16
4.2Lighting Fires .................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1Conventional Fire Starting............................................................................................. 16
4.2.2The Top Down Fire........................................................................................................ 17
4.2.3Two Parallel Logs.......................................................................................................... 17
4.2.4Using Fire Starters ........................................................................................................ 17
4.3Maintaining Wood Fires .................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1General Advice.............................................................................................................. 17
4.3.2Ash Removal ................................................................................................................. 18
4.3.3Raking Charcoal............................................................................................................ 18
4.3.4Firing Each New Load Hot ............................................................................................ 19
4.3.5Turning Down the Air Supply......................................................................................... 19
4.4Optional Fan Operation..................................................................................................... 20
4.4.1Building Different Fires for Different Needs................................................................... 20