I have a Napoleon NPI45 pellet insert stove. It functions fine, but the convection blower is loud. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. . . it's just doing what it's supposed to do. I know there are some reports of Napoleon convection fans with bad bearings . . . it's not that kind of noise. It's just the noise of a blower motor. My pellet stove is in my family room (where we watch TV). Probably a poor poor place to put it. .. but. . that's where the chimney is. The exhaust fan is fine . . . the convection fan grates my nerves.
Are there any quieter replacements out there?? In looking at the many YouTube video's I've seen. . . . it seems all of these conventional stoves share the same parts or have the same basic construction/architecture.
I've even thought of trying to find a way to mount the convection blower outside of the house (near the cold-air intake) and hook it up to the stoves electronics. I'm no mechanical engineer, but I can't believe someone doesn't have a "outdoor fan" system like this. All you would need is a few couplings for the various stove couples. The electrical part would be simple.
Thanks for any info.
Mike
Are there any quieter replacements out there?? In looking at the many YouTube video's I've seen. . . . it seems all of these conventional stoves share the same parts or have the same basic construction/architecture.
I've even thought of trying to find a way to mount the convection blower outside of the house (near the cold-air intake) and hook it up to the stoves electronics. I'm no mechanical engineer, but I can't believe someone doesn't have a "outdoor fan" system like this. All you would need is a few couplings for the various stove couples. The electrical part would be simple.
Thanks for any info.
Mike