My wood burner is in the (walk-out) basement. I installed a squirrel cage blower fan that runs on a thermostat and a speed control switch. Once the basement gets to 80 degrees at the ceiling (10 ft ceilngs - thermostat located at ceiling), then this thing kicks on!! It basically sucks the air into an air intake up by the ceiling - but not too close to the stove. Then it blows it out into two floor registers on either side of the great room on the main floor. I like the thing except it is a bit noisy which I am working on reducing by with relocating the fan, and using flex instead of ridgid pipe to keep the vibes down. Once the heat gets to main floor - its a wide open house. When the basement cools down due to the fire going out - the blower kicks off.
My basement has one open 3ft wide stairwell to the main floor (door off hinges) - period. I would rather tear this all out and have the heat gravitate up there naturally but it does not get too much heat up the stairs - its 20ft from the stove. I have considered cutting a few holes in the floor and adding grates just for hot air to raise.
Now that I told you about my contraption, If you have any better ideas I am all up for listening! Any comments? I dont care if they are good or bad, pros or cons, comments on my set up - I like to learn thru others experiences and thoughts!!
My basement has one open 3ft wide stairwell to the main floor (door off hinges) - period. I would rather tear this all out and have the heat gravitate up there naturally but it does not get too much heat up the stairs - its 20ft from the stove. I have considered cutting a few holes in the floor and adding grates just for hot air to raise.
Now that I told you about my contraption, If you have any better ideas I am all up for listening! Any comments? I dont care if they are good or bad, pros or cons, comments on my set up - I like to learn thru others experiences and thoughts!!