Woodstove Fans--The 10 Best....

Hillcountry · 12-16-2023, 05:10 PM

But they look really cool! 😊 doesn’t move “much” air…
The blower on my propane “woodstove” quit recently and I’m not paying $200 + labor for a new one. A nice little 110v fan screwed to the stair rail behind the stove will work wonders at moving heat!

John Mercier · 12-16-2023, 09:45 PM

Woodstove do move some heat through vertical convection, if they didn't the stove pipe wouldn't be worth a damn.
But for the most part they radiate heat.

People put various cement based heat shields behind the wood stoves.
But I found a reflective one to be the best. That is unless you are trying to add heat to the wall behind the stove.

The fans are supposed to work like an electric convection fan would. The electric convection fan heats the air, and fan blows it across the room.
These fans can make a cold room feel warmer much more quickly than a radiating one would.

We have corner door fans that are supposed to move warm air from one room to another... regardless of the actual heat source and style.

12-16-2023, 05:10 PM	#1
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	But they look really cool! 😊 doesn’t move “much” air… The blower on my propane “woodstove” quit recently and I’m not paying $200 + labor for a new one. A nice little 110v fan screwed to the stair rail behind the stove will work wonders at moving heat!

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12-16-2023, 09:45 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,467 Thanks: 3 Thanked 609 Times in 503 Posts	Woodstove do move some heat through vertical convection, if they didn't the stove pipe wouldn't be worth a damn. But for the most part they radiate heat. People put various cement based heat shields behind the wood stoves. But I found a reflective one to be the best. That is unless you are trying to add heat to the wall behind the stove. The fans are supposed to work like an electric convection fan would. The electric convection fan heats the air, and fan blows it across the room. These fans can make a cold room feel warmer much more quickly than a radiating one would. We have corner door fans that are supposed to move warm air from one room to another... regardless of the actual heat source and style.