blower question

[kvanwhy]

This may sound like a dumb question, but what are the benifits of a blower on a newer stove.

I installed a Regency --- 2400 Medium in my cellar and so far it has worked really well for me. The downstairs in unfinished and the house is a 100 year sold so the heat radiates great right though the old floorboards and up the stairwell.

The stove did not come with a blower, and I am wondering what are the benifits, and if it is something to look at investing in for my usage.

Thanks for the info

 

[InTheRockies]

I ordered and installed the optional blower kit on my new stove. During the extremely short shoulder season here, I ran it occasionally when firing up the stove--you have to let the fire get established before turning the blower on. I'm now burning 24/7 and haven't turned it on too often because its so easy to keep the temp in the house between 70-73 without it. The stove does a wonderful job of dispersing heat, much better than the old smoke dragon that it replaced. I think some of it has to do with the design of the heat shields on the new stoves. Most move the warm air into the room (my old stove had a heat shield but it wasn't designed to move warm air into the room--it just heated the masonry alcove that housed it). Long-winded answer to say you might be happier not spending the money on the blower kit if your stove pushes the heat out well. Maybe someone with your stove will weigh in.

 

[soxfan13]

I have a insert so I feel that it is needed for an insert. Since you don't, try using a box fan to move heat around if you need to. The blower is something you could add on for next season if it is needed.

 

[Highbeam]

Have you priced that optional blower? HUNDREDS of dollars. Not worth it in my opinion with a freestander.

 

[trailblaze]

i'm wondering if a blower would be benificial for me... to blow the heat out of the room faster, thus reducing the need for such hot fires to heat the whole house

maybe it would help keep the stove top temps down a little too

 

[madrone]

Too expensive to buy from the company, but I put an old space heater fan under mine aimed up the fan ports. I use it mostly in warmer weather to squeeze the last bit of heat out of the end of a small burn. I don't really use it enough to justify full-price original equipment.

 

[kenny chaos]

I'm lucky, my stove came with the blower othewrwise I probably would have done without but I do believe that in the dead of winter, that blower will be on often to keep heat into the further areas. Tests so far have shown incredible results.
god I love you guys

 

[fossil]

When we bought our Lopi Liberty, we sprang for the $$$ for the factory blower kit. I'm really glad we did. It's thermostatically controlled (on/off), and the speed when it's running is infinitely adjustable within its range, and I have the option of turning it off if I don't want it running. A lot depends on your installation, I think. Our Liberty sits on one end of a cathedral-ceilinged great room, and the blower does a terrific job of distributing the stove's heat out into the room...and toward the hallway leading to the rest of the first floor. If our stove was in a smaller room, or our home was differently configured, then maybe I wouldn't use the blower as much as I do. Our dining table is just a few feet away from the hearth on which the stove sits, and if we don't want to listen to the blower, we can turn it down or turn it off, but it's really pretty quiet in the lower end of the speed range while still doing an effective job. Besides, we don't spend all our time in the room where the stove is, but we still want to benefit from the fact that we're burning it. The blower helps us do that, as do ceiling fans and a few other trick things. When we're getting ready to go to bed, I load up the stove and crank up the blower to encourage warm airflow back toward our bedrooms. I'm very glad I opted to get the blower kit. Rick