It arrived in the mail today and I couldn't wait to get it on. What speed is it best to run it on? High, low, or med? And should I run it all the time?
Just installed a blower!
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Like begreen says, it depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
Start with low.....no place to go but up.
Start with low.....no place to go but up.
I was told it would make my stove more efficient. Because of the convection heat over radiat heat. Just want my stove to keep up better.
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I got one for the Dw 2460 right before I put the Keystone in. The blower got much more heat out into the room, as the stove was back in the fireplace, top-vented. I eventually realized the folly of that setup (exterior chimney) after reading here for a while; The back and top of that stove are convective but the sides are radiant. Bottom line, I think the blower will pull more heat off the stove even if the stove is out on the hearth. We shall see shortly....
I'm gonna throw caution to the wind here and tell you to go for the gusto, start it on the highest setting it can go and let her rip! 
Just make sure you have all your safety equipment at the ready, your family standing nearest the closest exit with their suitcases packed, and have your telephone ready to dial 911.
Of course you know, I can't assume any responsibility for anything that goes wrong after that.
Just make sure you have all your safety equipment at the ready, your family standing nearest the closest exit with their suitcases packed, and have your telephone ready to dial 911.
Of course you know, I can't assume any responsibility for anything that goes wrong after that.
Well my stove is in the basement, and I want the air to go up anyway. But I was told it would move air around the whole house better. If not I'm sending it back! Also how much energy does this fan use? I don't want to hurt the electric bill.
It will use electricity, and therefore"hurt" the electric bill. Whether the few cents a month to run it is worth it to you or not is only something you can decide.
BTW, it should say on it how many watts it draws at the various settings.
In that case, I think you want to run it on high; The more hot air it puts out, the stronger the convection loop out of the basement will be. Results of heating from the basement have been mixed, from what I read here...
A few cents a month? Gotta be a little more than that, doesn't it?
You might be able to get an auto thermostat for it as well. That would cycle the blower on and off according to the firebox temp.
A 40 watt fan running constantly for a month at a cost of 11 cent per kilowatt would cost about $3 a month.
Here's an online calculator. http://www.handymath.com/cgi-bin/electric.cgi?submit=Entry
Here's an online calculator. http://www.handymath.com/cgi-bin/electric.cgi?submit=Entry
I run my stove fan at the half way point most of the time, lower if it's just embers. My SBI fan is called "ultra quiet" but it's not very quiet IMO. With the arctic cold that we have this winter it runs non stop and so does the ceiling fan by the stove but I'm not running the propane furnace and its 600 watt blower. A few lowly fans running won't break the budget.
I run my fan on high constant high unless on a cold start or while reloading. Move the most air and for me circulates best.
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Little high whirring from it (nothing compared to the 16 yr old pellet stove w/ out of alignment fans in last winter), for a long while I though it might have been affecting my secondary burn...
Now that I have thermometers, I know that isn't so. At least not when she's running strong.
Just not on start up as I want to save all the heat I can till the beast warms, and after reading Hogwildz, I may give it a break or turn down on reload, as I've been letting it get the coals real low, so my reloads aren't sending me to 700 and beyond in a hurry.
I must have overfired this sucker when curing the paint without thermometers the first day.
@Woody: Take the wattage of the fan, hours ran per day will get your approximate kilowatt hours used in a time period. Take your electric bill divide the total bill (don't use their 'rate' to determine your cost) by the kilowatthours used. Now you have your effective rate, mulitply by your kWh expected from fan...And incandescent bulb will use 40-100 depending on type...CFLs 5-15? All electrical devices must state their energy consumption...Look around at your stuff, especially the stuff that runs all day but isn't needed, to save. Also 'phantom drain' by capacitors and other electronics (phone chargers, ect.) will eat little bits, so put them on power strips to fully stop energy..
But yeah, talking cents not dollars per day. 40watt x 24 hours = 960w.
But my 60cfm just barely makes it to the ceiling fan 10ft away, but without it no dice. Thinking may have to get a radial fan behind it all?
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The only reason I turn on low for reloads or cleaning out ash, is to let the stove get up to temp quicker, and of course to help deter blowing ash all over when scooping ash out.
Other than that, its full bore, full time.
Other than that, its full bore, full time.
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