Purchased the new Manchester by Hearthstone on black friday last year, installed and up running mid Dec (after inspection by town). Had insert in previous house for 3 years. When i purchased the stove the dealer said 'why do you want a blower, i heat my entire show room with out one, but if you want one later on i can get you one'. So no blower. The stove is great, my wife actually picked it out, heats the basement and 1st floor great. We live in a split level with the stove in the basement, facing the stairs to the 1st floor family room. To help direct heat upstairs I placed a 12" fan on a stool behind the stove to direct air up the stairs to the rest of the house (see photo). My question is would a $350 blower kit be better at pushing air/heat than the 12" fan? (the eco fan was just for kicks that one day...)