And yet the blower is optional on the freestanding stoves...
In my experience that's okay; I've run my PI extremely hot with no blower and the cat came through okay. I'd imagine a freestander would be better off, as it's surrounded with air instead of insulation.
I'm not saying that anyone should do that on purpose (for starters, it's a waste of wood)- but don't lie awake worrying about it if you did it by accident.
The insulation is poor at best on these inserts. The cat is also outside of this envelope. I agree with you and not just going along with you because I use the blower very rarely.
Mine's pretty well insulated with Roxul.
I don't usually run the blower at all in shoulder season. In winter I run the stove fairly hot with no blower on workdays (nobody's home for 10-14 hours). If it was really cold and the stove got behind, I'll do a small hot load with fans to catch up between whenever I get home and bedtime.
Correct me if I'm wrong here! You two run your inserts as radiant heat vs convection?[/QUOTE]I don't usually run the blower at all in shoulder season. In winter I run the stove fairly hot with no blower on workdays (nobody's home for 10-14 hours). If it was really cold and the stove got behind, I'll do a small hot load with fans to catch up between whenever I get home and bedtime.
I run mine for heat lol.
Well I’m going to run a full load today and take your advice running with no fan.Manual doesn't say not to!
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