Osbu n 2000 Installation and Ope ation Manual
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2.2 ZONE HEATING AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU
Y ur new Osburn 2000 w d fire is a space heater, which means it is intended t heat the area it is
installed in, as well as spaces that c nnect t that area, alth ugh t a l wer temperature. This is
called z ne heating and it is an increasingly p pular way t heat h mes r spaces within h mes.
Z ne heating can be used t supplement an ther heating system by heating a particular space
within a h me, such as a basement family r m r an additi n that lacks an ther heat s urce.
H uses f m derate size and relatively new c nstructi n can be heated with a pr perly sized and
l cated w d fire. Wh le h use z ne heating w rks best when the w d fire is l cated in the part
f the h use where the family spends m st f its time. This is n rmally the main living area where
the kitchen, dining and living r ms are l cated. By l cating the w d fire in this area, y u will get
the maximum benefit f the heat it pr duces and will achieve the highest p ssible heating
efficiency and c mf rt. The space where y u spend m st f y ur time will be warmest, while
bedr ms and basement (if there is ne) will stay c ler. In this way, y u will burn less w d than
with ther f rms f heating.
Alth ugh the w d fire may be able t heat the main living areas f y ur h use t an adequate
temperature, we str ngly rec mmend that y u als have a c nventi nal il, gas r electric heating
system t pr vide backup heating.
Y ur success with z ne heating will depend n several fact rs, including the c rrect sizing and
l cati n f the w d fire, the size, lay ut and age f y ur h me and y ur climate z ne. Three-
seas n vacati n h mes can usually be heated with smaller w d fires than h uses that are heated
all winter.
2.3 THE BENEFITS OF LOW EMISSIONS AND HIGH EFFICIENCY
The l w sm ke emissi ns pr duced by the special features inside the Osburn 2000 fireb x mean
that y ur h useh ld will release up t 90 percent less sm ke int the utside envir nment than if
y u used an lder c nventi nal w d fire. But there is m re t the emissi n c ntr l techn l gies
than pr tecting the envir nment.
The sm ke released fr m w d when it is heated c ntains ab ut half f the energy c ntent f the
fuel. By burning the w d c mpletely, y ur w d fire releases all the heat energy fr m the w d
instead f wasting it as sm ke up the flue system. Als , the features inside the fireb x all w y u t
reduce the air supply t c ntr l heat utput, while maintaining clean and efficient flaming
c mbusti n, which b sts the efficient delivery f heat t y ur h me.
The emissi n c ntr l and advanced c mbusti n features f y ur w d fire can nly w rk pr perly
if y ur fuel is in the c rrect m isture c ntent range f 15 t 20 percent. See Section 3 f this
manual f r suggesti ns n preparing fuelw d and judging its m isture.
