I heat an 1800 SF shop with a woodstove. The shop has 14 foot tall ceilings. In the shop I have a small mechanical room that the stove backs up against so the stove is central but against a wall. I am getting ready to put up the ceiling and am pondering the placement of a ceiling fan that is intended to maximize the movement of heated air to all parts of the 30x60' shop. I have noticed that there is a strong plume of hot air that rises vertically from the stove.
So would you place the ceiling fan right on top of the stove, just barely missing the chimney pipe with the intention of intercepting that plume and either accelerating it or blowing it back down to the floor. Or option 2, would you place the ceiling fan far enough away from the stove that the fan can only mix the room air but not blow directly onto the stove.
In my house I like the central fan to provide highest comfort and mixing without air currents. In the shop, I am trying to maximize heat distribution.
The fan(s) will be the industrial 60" three blade type that are supposed to make 10,000 CFM.
So would you place the ceiling fan right on top of the stove, just barely missing the chimney pipe with the intention of intercepting that plume and either accelerating it or blowing it back down to the floor. Or option 2, would you place the ceiling fan far enough away from the stove that the fan can only mix the room air but not blow directly onto the stove.
In my house I like the central fan to provide highest comfort and mixing without air currents. In the shop, I am trying to maximize heat distribution.
The fan(s) will be the industrial 60" three blade type that are supposed to make 10,000 CFM.