Better Distribution of Heat - Stove in Room with Vault Ceiling

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Feeling the Heat
Oct 11, 2020
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new hampshire
Looking for advice on how to better distribute the heat through-out my house from the stove.

Stove is in a room with a vaulted ceiling (~15ft at peak). The heat tends to stay concentrated in that room (as expected). There are 2 bedrooms that butt up against the wall of the vaulted ceiling; these have wall fans in them that currently blow air from the vaulted ceiling room into the bedrooms.

Diagrams of layout below.

House has forced hot water baseboard radiators for heat in all rooms except the basement.

Better Distribution of Heat - Stove in Room with Vault Ceiling Better Distribution of Heat - Stove in Room with Vault Ceiling
 
Put a fan on the floor of the cold rooms on low blowing cold air towards the stove. The goal is to create a convection loop.
 
I have a vaulted ceiling downstairs and use ceiling fans in reverse mode (no downdraft) to keep air moving and prevent warm air from collecting in the vaulted ceiling.
 
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