My little stove is performing well. After my initial problems with not getting a good seal on the door I am no longer afraid to let her get hot. If fact I run her pretty hot before I shut down the air. She seems to like to cruise at 600-650 stovetop. The little engine that could. My current wood stash is great.
But, I'm not getting the hot air moved like I need to.
The house is drafty and under insulated, but that if that were the main problem I would expect the room that the stove is in get warmer than it does, but lose the heat quickly (which it does). Further insulation is not going to happen until later in the spring.
So the more immediate problem is moving the warm air from the stove area.
I do have a small fan pointed to the stove that helps quite a bit.
The stove sits almost flush in a brick lined masonry fireplace with a block off plate. Will investing in a blower solve this problem? Can I put something around the stove that will make a difference?
All things considered, we are still much warmer than when I the furnace was our sole source of heat.
The best Hearth.com advice I didn't take was spend your stove money to insulate
TIA!
But, I'm not getting the hot air moved like I need to.
The house is drafty and under insulated, but that if that were the main problem I would expect the room that the stove is in get warmer than it does, but lose the heat quickly (which it does). Further insulation is not going to happen until later in the spring.
So the more immediate problem is moving the warm air from the stove area.
I do have a small fan pointed to the stove that helps quite a bit.
The stove sits almost flush in a brick lined masonry fireplace with a block off plate. Will investing in a blower solve this problem? Can I put something around the stove that will make a difference?
All things considered, we are still much warmer than when I the furnace was our sole source of heat.
The best Hearth.com advice I didn't take was spend your stove money to insulate
TIA!