Hi
I’m in Tahoe at 6800 ft.
I have a Hearthstone soapstone stove on one side of my house in my diningroom/kitchen. The living room on the other side of the house is full of windows (great views!) but is pretty cold compared to my dining room.
I’m thinking of running a cold air return (6” vent under floor with an inline fan) from my frosty living room to behind my wood stove.
Questions: Has anyone done this and how did it work?
Any problem with punching a hole in the brick hearth floor behind the stove and having the cold return exhaust/blow onto the back of the stove?
Thank you
Jim
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I’m in Tahoe at 6800 ft.
I have a Hearthstone soapstone stove on one side of my house in my diningroom/kitchen. The living room on the other side of the house is full of windows (great views!) but is pretty cold compared to my dining room.
I’m thinking of running a cold air return (6” vent under floor with an inline fan) from my frosty living room to behind my wood stove.
Questions: Has anyone done this and how did it work?
Any problem with punching a hole in the brick hearth floor behind the stove and having the cold return exhaust/blow onto the back of the stove?
Thank you
Jim
![Run cold air return to behind wood stove Run cold air return to behind wood stove](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/271/271015-21c843723753c5c7dbbe2f6d0120651c.jpg)