Getting heat through a wall

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Lucky48

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Nov 30, 2022
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Westminster, MD
So I have a rancher, and the wood stove (Regency 2600) is along the far long side wall. I'm going to try and describe this as Microsoft Paint as I can.

[Hearth.com] Getting heat through a wall

Is there a fan product to get hot air from the fireplace area to the living room through a wall? When I was a kid our wood stove was in the basement, and my father cut vents on the floor and put fans in to bring warm air up. Does something like that exist still? The wood stove area is like 85 degrees, the living room is like in the mid 60s.
 
A passive vent near the floor and one above at the celling. In your diagram, the wall looks long. Maybe a pair of each. No fans really needed. If so, a small desktop in the lower vent/s. Much more realistic moving cold air than warm. The heat will naturally migrate to the livingroom. If inclined, add a ceiling fan turning in reverse in the livingroom.
 
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I would put a through the wall fan right at floor level where the middle arrow is, sucking colder air from the "south" side of the home and pushing it to the Regency.
Then with doors open this will create a warm air flow to replace this colder air you moved to the stove room.

So only one fan (less noise) is needed.

Google "through the wall fan" and get options.