Got to confess, I cheaped out and didn't get my stove with a blower. Seemed like an awful expensive option to me at nearly 300 clams, but now I think maybe I should have got it. Am I right or am I wrong? Anyone do one as a retrofit, or do you just use some other sort of fan to blow across it? I was thinking about a tower fan for its' compact size, but also found the oe style fan for 160 bucks at best fireplace fans for around 160. What should I do?