Do i need the blower?

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Bub381

Minister of Fire
Feb 4, 2011
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Mid-coast Maine
I have the Rangeley stove as we all know by now.lol I also have a ceiling fan in this 10x14 ft stove room.Do ya think the blower would be of any help or would the ceiling fan in the stove room just react badly with it? I need to move the air in this small room but that was the idea of the ceiling fan.I have 3 doorways in this room, all needing the air to be pushed into them.2 doorways will be connected in a round about way after traveling through 3 rooms.In other words,the air leading into the bath then living room(another ceiling fan) and bird room will then come back into stove room via another door.Also another door in the stove room leads to the kitchen and then the computer room but ends there.These are the 3 doors if i was confusing ya.
 
We added a blower to our Endeavor, and it made a big difference in convection, even with a ceiling fan in the stove room. Our layout is not ideal for a stove, really, so the additional convection current makes a big difference. Blowers are not whisper silent, so you will notice the sound. However, it was worth the trade off to us.
 
This stove room is just a walk through room so the noise will only be noticed in the adjoining kitchen.Like to move all the air i can.Thanks.I suppose it will help the dead air behind the stove which is a corner install so will move harder(without a blower) and should help get colder air off the floor.
 
Ceiling fans create a toroidal pattern of air circulation in the room where they reside. This is very effective for destratifying the air and evening out the temps vertically in that room. Ceiling fans do next to nothing as far as moving air horizontally out of the room goes. Rick
 
Our stove is in a corner as well. If you are facing the stove, our stairwell is immediately to your right. The blower helps push some of the heated air into the adjacent rooms rather than letting the bulk of it rise up the stairwell. If I leave the blower off, the upstairs rooms tend to be warmer than with the blower running. However, we have 2 heat pumps, and by using the blower I can move more warm air into the room downstairs where the thermostat resides. In really cold weather, this can make the difference in the electric heat pump cycling or staying off. I was somewhat skeptical at first, but we've been pleasantly surprised at how well it works.
 
Very good to know,Thanks.I have seen some of these little corner doorway fans.Any prefernce on the brands in that department? Maybe i'd be better off leaving that ceiling fan off if i had a doorway fan in the doorways and a stove blower whereas we do not sit in the stove room.
 
Bub381 said:
Very good to know,Thanks.I have seen some of these little corner doorway fans.Any prefernce on the brands in that department? Maybe i'd be better off leaving that ceiling fan off if i had a doorway fan in the doorways and a stove blower whereas we do not sit in the stove room.

Let the ceiling fan continue to run...low speed upward (reverse) flow. This will keep the stove room more comfortable down where the people reside. Otherwise, the warmer air will just accumulate at the ceiling. Burn the stove with the ceiling fan off for a while, then climb a ladder in the room...you'll see and feel what I'm talking about. Personally, I'd recommend the blower kit on the appliance and running the ceiling fan as above, and then maybe (probably) adding a small fan or two to encourage cooler air from other areas of the house to come into the stove room down low to the floor, which will result in warmer air flowing out of the stove room up higher. Rick
 
Will do,heard of the blowing cool air in instead of hot air out.I will try this and see what kind of flow i get in this place.Sure would like to be able to see air.lol
 
Bub381 said:
Will do,heard of the blowing cool air in instead of hot air out.I will try this and see what kind of flow i get in this place.Sure would like to be able to see air.lol

Every setup is unique in some ways, and it's pretty much impossible to predict with specific certainty what will work best in your home. You just gotta put a system together the best you can figure out, and then operate it and fiddle around with it until you get it the way you want it. Rick
 
fossil said:
Bub381 said:
adding a small fan or two to encourage cooler air from other areas of the house to come into the stove room down low to the floor, which will result in warmer air flowing out of the stove room up higher. Rick

This is great advice!

It is much more effective to blow cold air across the floor towards the stove rather than trying to blow cold air from another room across the ceiling against the warm air traveling the opposite direction.

I think you'll find this is very effective.
 
Bub381 said:
Sure would like to be able to see air.

Punk or incense strategically placed should show you a lot.

Nancy
 
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