All,
We have an Englander 30 that we installed at the end of last summer, and so far this winter it has been great! There is no comparison between this and my old Century. I've read a few threads about using the blower in a fireplace install and how it makes such a huge difference. My question - is it worth it in a fairly open room install? Our house is a double wide which has vaulted ceilings and it really stays pretty even throughout the house just with a ceiling fan on. I'm just wondering if I'll get much more heat out of the stove using a blower or not? We usually have to load the stove 3 times per day, and just vary the amount of wood based on how cold it is outside.. the house is usually at least 70-75 when we are home and we let it cool to 65 during the day and over night. The coolest I've woken up to is 61 on a night where it was ~5°F with 25-40mph winds. We heat about 1800 sq feet, but its a double wide, so I'm loosing heat in all four directions.. (what I would give for a basement!)
Steve
We have an Englander 30 that we installed at the end of last summer, and so far this winter it has been great! There is no comparison between this and my old Century. I've read a few threads about using the blower in a fireplace install and how it makes such a huge difference. My question - is it worth it in a fairly open room install? Our house is a double wide which has vaulted ceilings and it really stays pretty even throughout the house just with a ceiling fan on. I'm just wondering if I'll get much more heat out of the stove using a blower or not? We usually have to load the stove 3 times per day, and just vary the amount of wood based on how cold it is outside.. the house is usually at least 70-75 when we are home and we let it cool to 65 during the day and over night. The coolest I've woken up to is 61 on a night where it was ~5°F with 25-40mph winds. We heat about 1800 sq feet, but its a double wide, so I'm loosing heat in all four directions.. (what I would give for a basement!)
Steve