Love my new blower

[hearthstoneheat]

I decided to go ahead and get the blower for my Craftsbury. I can't believe what a difference it has made. I works so much better than the ceiling fan I have, that I don't hardly use it. With my stove top temps around 350, my house gets to 72deg. I'm burning less wood since I don't need the 400+ deg to get that temp with the ceiling fan. It isn't too loud either, but I only run it about half speed.

 

[dafattkidd]

Nice. I have an insert so the fan is a must. It puts out the heat for us. Glad it's working out for you.

 

[WoodpileOCD]

I've been meaning to ask this question and haven't so this seems like it will get some owners of blower attention.

I've only been here for about a week but I have yet to see any reference to the air temps coming out of a blower. I have an insert and get very little radiant heat from it so I really depend on the blower to be throwing the heat into the room

My question is: What kind of temps are you getting out of your heat vents? I run at about 140 to 180 for the most part during the beginning to middle of a burn cycle but drops to the 110-130 range when most of the gasses are exhausted and the cat temp drops. I burned an old stove for 20 years and regularly got 200 -250* out of the air vents but of course burned through much more wood much more quickly.

Does anyone else even measure the air temp or am I just a thermometer and measurement freak as my wife says I am?

 

[kettensäge]

I measure about 200 to 250° . Top discharge vent has a formed sheetmetal deflector to direct air downwards, meaured there with an IR themometer.
Older non cat pre epa (I think) insert, details in sig.