Blower for PE Alderlea stove

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BlackGreyhounds

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Does anyone have a PE Alderlea with blower? How do you like it? Sound level? We are in our first year burning our T5. We opted for no blower, knowing we could always add it on if we wanted to.
 
Did the same thing with our t6. Added the blower after yr 1. Night and day difference in heat production/distribution, also allows for more control of the room/house temperatures especially with shoulder season etc. Can put a couple splits with the fan on low, vs more splits with no fan etc. I would not purchase another one without the blower.

It has a variable speed control, and temperature on/off - I toggle it not to use the temperature control as it tends to cycle on/off when the stove cools and warms. Pretty much have it on 24/7 when the stove is burning , about 5 yrs . I do take it off and blow and vaccum the dust out of the squirrel cage fans each spring.

2 phillips head screws to attach to the stove. It has about a 6-8 foot power cord.

I got it from tom at chimneysweeponline.com

Ex Yorker here.
 
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I'm not 100% possitive, but I'm pretty sure it's the same one for almost all of their stoves. The WODC.BLOW. I have it on my Super27. It's extremely quiet compared to the one that I had on my Englander. Auto or Manual switch with an adjustable rheostat to select a speed. Hi is very quiet. The thermal snap disk failed after just a few fires on mine, but they overnighted me a new one that was of a different manufacturer. It's been working great. I rarely use it, but I'm glad i got it. It does help spread the heat a bit faster when I need it.

There's some pics of it and how it attaches to the Super in the write up I did when I installed my stove.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/im-gonna-do-it.146426/#post-1974972
 
Yah reading these comments has sure got me wishing I'd opted for a blower. My old stove had one and it was noisy as hell but made a big difference on air/heat movement. My dealer insisted I not buy one and try it without one but now I'm thinking with my basement setup it could help to move the heat around.
 
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I have the blower on my T5; it is a nice addition to the stove. As long as the fan speed isn't set on max, the blower isn't too loud (my stove sits next to the TV in the living room)
 
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madison said:
Did the same thing with our t6. Added the blower after yr 1. Night and day difference in heat production/distribution, also allows for more control of the room/house temperatures especially with shoulder season etc. Can put a couple splits with the fan on low, vs more splits with no fan etc. I would not purchase another one without the blower.

It has a variable speed control, and temperature on/off - I toggle it not to use the temperature control as it tends to cycle on/off when the stove cools and warms. Pretty much have it on 24/7 when the stove is burning , about 5 yrs . I do take it off and blow and vaccum the dust out of the squirrel cage fans each spring.

2 phillips head screws to attach to the stove. It has about a 6-8 foot power cord.

I got it from tom at chimneysweeponline.com

Ex Yorker here.
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Madison-

How do your like your PE T6? I am going to get rid of a Jotul Castine soon and the T6 is probably what I'm going to buy. I'm looking for a whole house heater for a 2200 square foot house with 10 foot ceilings. I also like the cook top and fan option. Thoughts on yours? Thanks!
 
We went from the Castine to the T6 in an old 2000 sq ft farmhouse. It has been a nice improvement. Besides having more reserve power and a much longer burntime what we really like is the eveness of heat and dramatic reduction in temperature swing throughout the burn cycles. The swing away trivets are great. They allow an almost infinite temp range from hot stove top to gently dough rising.
 
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begreen said:
We went from the Castine to the T6 in an old 2000 sq ft farmhouse. It has been a nice improvement. Besides having more reserve power and a much longer burntime what we really like is the eveness of heat and dramatic reduction in temperature swing throughout the burn cycles. The swing away trivets are great. They allow an almost infinite temp range from hot stove top to gently dough rising.
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Thanks so much! That is really great information, especially the dough rising. My wife loves to make bread and struggles sometimes in the middle of winter with less than ideal room temperatures. I think you just gave me the info I need to buy that new stove :) Thank you my friend!
 
Our house is 3300 sq ft, with about 30 ft ceiling in the center of the house. The t6 can heat our home adequately when the wind is not blowing and the air temp mid 20's. Our home is rather leaky. So in virginia with a smaller home you should be in great shape. I would suggest the blower option, as it allows a lot more control of the heat output with various amounts of wood loaded into the stove.

Ditto what begreen previously added. During the holidays, and many other nights as well, the top of our stove is used in various configurations to reheat food, keep foor warm etc. I used to cook directly on top of it, but hated myself when I would splash oil and garlic etc on the steel top. Bake potatoes are regularly cooked inside with double wrapped heavy foil.
 
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Our house is 3300 sq ft, with about 30 ft ceiling in the center of the house. The t6 can heat our home adequately when the wind is not blowing and the air temp mid 20's. Our home is rather leaky. So in virginia with a smaller home you should be in great shape. I would suggest the blower option, as it allows a lot more control of the heat output with various amounts of wood loaded into the stove.

Ditto what begreen previously added. During the holidays, and many other nights as well, the top of our stove is used in various configurations to reheat food, keep foor warm etc. I used to cook directly on top of it, but hated myself when I would splash oil and garlic etc on the steel top. Bake potatoes are regularly cooked inside with double wrapped heavy foil.
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Sounds great. It looks like the wall clearances on the T6 are very small, even without heat shields. Am I also correct in assuming this?
 
I can't find anything in the manual but I'm also assuming that it uses the same chimney pipe size as my F400 which is 6". True?
 
Yes, 6".
 
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