So my insert sits on the main floor of a 3 story house. The stairs to the end of the basement are at the end of the house and are 2 small flights (down 5 stairs then turn back 5 stairs). So pretty much I ain't gonna get heat from the stove down there. Don't really wan't another stove down there as that's where the kids hang out and I don't want to tend to it down there. I already know that the furnace circulation fan won't work. The return vents are to long and the fan blows to hard. I just get cold air out of the ducts when I run it. But here's my idea: The exhuast vents are short runs (none more that 5 ft ) . I also have 2 exhaust vents in the kitchen which are 4' apart. I think they put them there for symetry. What if I tapped into one of those vents and installed a lower cfm blower and pulled air from the exhuast vent and blew it out the others? I have a desk fan just laying face down over the register now seeing if it will pull some heat.
The right vent is the one I would tap into
This is the vent from below
The right vent is the one I would tap into
This is the vent from below