Fireplace placement – Source Green Heat SGH-IFP1500 User Manual
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FIREPLACE PLACEMENT
Our Infrared fireplace heater is a very safe and effective room heater. It produces safe, clean
and economical heat by utilizing quartz infrared heating elements and heat exchangers. The
heating process of the Infrared fireplace heater is similar to the way the sun warms the earth.
The infrared elements warm the heat exchangers and the whisper quiet fan distributes the
accumulated warmth. This process is unique among heaters in that it minimizes wasteful
heat collection at the ceiling height of rooms and targets it toward the living space instead.
To achieve maximum efficiency of your Model SGH-IFP1500 Infrared fireplace heater, please
consider the following recommendations:
1.
Locate your Infrared fireplace heater close to an inside wall of the room in which it will be
used. Face the exhaust vents of the heater toward the cooler outside walls of the house.
This positioning will allow the heat to be moved across the room toward the outside walls
to provide more even warmth throughout the room.
2.
Make sure that windows and doors are not allowing a high rate of airflow into the room
where you will locate your room heater. High airflow will minimize the effectiveness of
your Infrared fireplace heater as it would any conventional type heater.
3.
For best results, always try to maintain a minimum of 40% relative humidity in the
environment to be heated.
4.
It is recommended that the Infrared fireplace heater be used in rooms that are insulated
according to code. You can use your heater in a room whether insulated or not, but a non-
insulated room will cause greater and faster heat loss which is counterproductive to the
efficiency of the heater.
5.
Keep the area around the heater clear of clutter and obstacles so that there is free airflow
to and from the heater.
6.
Be mindful to keep your heater out of the main traffic thoroughfares of the room in which it
is located; it should be a welcome addition to the room rather than an obstacle to be
stepped over or stepped around.