I’ve become aware that a ceiling fan will be necessary for good heat circulation from my new stove install. Is it optimal to locate the fan as close to the stove as is possible?
Thanks, Daniel
Thanks, Daniel
Ceiling fan location
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Put the fan wherever the warmest air will be trapped, which is usually in the middle of a room with a vaulted ceiling.
If you don't have vaulted ceilings, or very high ceilings, a ceiling fan may not make that much difference. Then a fan (slowly!) blowing colder air towards the stove may work better.
The ceiling fan should be in winter mode, i.e.."sucking air upward" so you're not sitting in its draft (that would make you feel colder).
The ceiling fan should be in winter mode, i.e.."sucking air upward" so you're not sitting in its draft (that would make you feel colder).
What I discovered was that the old Upland 207 (radiant) I’d been using prior to purchasing the new stove kept the 1st floor evenly heated, and the 2nd floor just 1-2 degrees cooler. No vaulted ceilings anywhere. The new Jotul f55 is doing the opposite: 2nd floor is a little warmer than the 1st, and the first floor isn’t evenly heated.
Boy, the old Upland 207 was quite the heater back in its day. The new Carrabassett is a heater too- its a little more convective I'd think with the cast cladding around a steel stove. You'll have to find a way to slow the convection air going up to the 2nd floor, an overhead fan might be the ticket for that. I'd put the fan where it looks correctly positioned in the middle of the room. Good luck.
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