What fans are you guys/gals using to spread your heat around.

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I put a high value on low noise. I'd guess most of the cheap fans make a lot of noise. I'm on the hunt for some good fans so I'll be following this thread too.

I've heard people mention these, but I have no experience:

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Cheap desktop fan placed on the floor run on low . . . when I am around. My wife tends to run it on high since she feels as though it moves more heat.
 
Since I have put the new stove in and don't have a blower (yet) i've been running a small box fan pointed at the stove on low approx. 5ft away from the stove, it seems to work fine, I know definitely understand why its easier to move cooler air around than warm air around. My upstairs is with out the fan running has been 65deg when the fan is on it jumps to the ballpark of 74deg, that's with an outside temp between 20-28deg and the stove on medium setting.
 
I looked for a fan that would move good CFM at low speed (noise reduction). I ended up with one of those tornado/vornado type fans (as posted above), albeit a cheaper version. Been running for a couple of years but has gotten noisier as time goes on. Not sure if it is collecting stuff on the blades (and needs to be cleaned) or if it is just wearing out. I have it located behind a wrap around couch pointing towards the stove area. It DOES move the air very nicely and serves the purpose.
 
I have one like in the first post on the dining room floor, pulling cool air from the bedrooms and hallway. House is an old ranch. I have 2 smaller ones , one behind the stove and one in the kitchen up higher to move the hot air towards the BRs. And 2 ceiling fans in the stove room running opposite of each other one pushing down one pulling up. Not sure if that's the best way but it seems to work for me
 
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I'm using this. On the lowest setting it is pretty quiet. My stove is in a den that was originally a garage. This shoots air thru the dining room then thru the kitchen and into the den. This whole thing is new to me since I just bought the house 6 months ago but it works like a charm and is more compact than a box fan.
 
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I just use a plain 'ol Lasko 20" box fan pointed so it blows air between the back of the stove and wall mounted AL heat shield. does the job... the box fan isn't loud at all on medium or low and moves a ton of air. It removes so much heat that even with a stack temp of 500F on my old smoke dragon.... the AL is barely even *warm*..
 
I jerry-rigged an old furnace blower last year to move air. Works pretty well, too, just needed a speed control.

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It doesn't take much air flow to accomplish more even temps throughout the house. I picked up a couple of $5 , 10" fans from the clearance aisle at Wally World 4 years ago and they do the job just fine and not very loud.
 
I use a couple of the 4 inch personal desk fans like this one: http://www.midlandhardware.com/844066.html?gclid=CIDUh_D0vsICFWgF7AodkCUAyQ

They sit inconspicuously in the corner of doorways at each far end of the house and are powerful enough to push the cold air back toward the stove. I have found those bigger fans to be overkill in both noise and power. It tends to feel drafty when too much air is circulating in the winter especially at your feet. They did start to get noisy this year so I took apart both, cleaned the dust and hair tangled all around them and put a little household oil on the shafts...back to running nice and quiet.
 
The Englander 28-3500 furnace is being used like a stand alone stove, dumping heat to the rec room. How much heat I want depends on the loading schedule, air settings and if I run zero, one, the other or both 4" muffin fans from old pc power supplies.

To circulate to the other end of the house, I installed a 6 foot run of 6" ducting. I started with an 8" duct booster fan that blew around 425 cfm. It worked ok for quite a few years until the bushings wore and it got noisy. I now have a 10" muffin fan instead. It blows via a 10" to 8" and then 8" to 6" reducer then through the same 6" duct.

It does a good job of evening out the temps on the cool end of the house and pushes the humidity out of the bathroom into the rest of the house.

Right now I have 32 outside, 76 rec room, 72 living room, 68 bedroom.

The best part is the warm porcelan throne.

[Hearth.com] What fans are you guys/gals using to spread your heat around.
 
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[Hearth.com] What fans are you guys/gals using to spread your heat around.
 
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Ive tried various fan types in various locations but our pellet stove does a very good job all by itself.
 
I've tried the fan bit and decided that the inconvenience isn't worth the result. Can't get enough air circulation to the back bedrooms to raise the temp significantly without the fans getting in the way. Looks like hell too.
 
I have heard people say blow cold air to the stove as it is heavier and will displace the warm air naturally.

I must have different laws of physics in my house as I find it easier to move the warm air out. Well actually I don't know which is easier but by using corner fans like the ones shown below to move hot air out of the room I have more consistent temperatures from room to room.

(broken link removed to http://www.plowhearth.com/corner-doorway-fan-with-10-cord.htm?aff=5115&gclid=CJqa8PH5ysICFcNZ7AodNCkAXQ)

Although I must say these fans are poorly built, especially for $40.
 
Bassmantweed said:
I have heard people say blow cold air to the stove as it is heavier and will displace the warm air naturally.

I must have different laws of physics in my house as I find it easier to move the warm air out. Well actually I don't know which is easier but by using corner fans like the ones shown below to move hot air out of the room I have more consistent temperatures from room to room.

(broken link removed to http://www.plowhearth.com/corner-doorway-fan-with-10-cord.htm?aff=5115&gclid=CJqa8PH5ysICFcNZ7AodNCkAXQ)

Although I must say these fans are poorly built, especially for $40.
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I thought the same thing too as a noob. Then I read some more and read about hanging toilet paper from all your door frames to test with. Well I did it and wow. You would be surprised how much a difference it makes pushing cold air in. Every house is different, you have to mess with the placement of the fans to get the end result you want. The toilet paper trick gives you instant feedback.
 
Bassmantweed said:
I have heard people say blow cold air to the stove as it is heavier and will displace the warm air naturally.

I must have different laws of physics in my house as I find it easier to move the warm air out. Well actually I don't know which is easier but by using corner fans like the ones shown below to move hot air out of the room I have more consistent temperatures from room to room.

(broken link removed to http://www.plowhearth.com/corner-doorway-fan-with-10-cord.htm?aff=5115&gclid=CJqa8PH5ysICFcNZ7AodNCkAXQ)

Although I must say these fans are poorly built, especially for $40.
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Cheaper ones on Amazon
 
Babaganoosh said:
You would be surprised how much a difference it makes pushing cold air in.
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Physics wins. Cold air is more dense than warm air. This simply equates to: for every rotation of a fan blade it can move more cold air in comparison to warm air. Really - its that simple unless you want to dig deeper with heat source being low and heated air rising creating a natural convection loop...blah, blah, blah.
 
Babaganoosh said:
I thought the same thing too as a noob. Then I read some more and read about hanging toilet paper from all your door frames to test with. Well I did it and wow. You would be surprised how much a difference it makes pushing cold air in. Every house is different, you have to mess with the placement of the fans to get the end result you want. The toilet paper trick gives you instant feedback.
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Too funny when i read your first sentence my brain started thinking about some permanent solution using toilet paper. Hmmmmm..... I can just see my wifes eyes rolling now. Proof positive that i will go to any length to beat the system

Anyway as i read on i understand..... Thanks for the tip!
 
small fan(s) set on low and placed low in relation to the floor strategically aimed at/towards the stove combined with consistency and patience will develop a circulation of air that evens the heat throughout the house. None of it is fast or a quick fix so the consistency really helps. Beyond that the next goal is minimally invasive, low noise and aesthetically pleasing in color, size and location - especially when working with a significant other.

Cheap little therms placed around the house help to know what is going on and how quickly air is circulating. I picked up a bunch for like .99 a piece an have them in bedrooms as well as the basement to know if pipes may freeze.
 
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