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i have a 2 story house with a wood stove insert in the livingroom /
diningroom. the stove has a blower. the room is approx 15x40'. it gets
very hot in that room and i'm trying to get the warm air to the second
floor. i can't cut vents in the ceiling as the 4 bedrooms are directly
above the main area and it would be too hot. how do i circulate the
heat? i have tried the 2 fans in the doorways of the room to attempt to
get the air up the stairwell to no avail. any suggestions? burning the
stove at a lower temp does not solve the problem. i need to get the
warm air up and the cool air down.

ty


Facts:
You will never get the even temperature of a typical house heating system
The cold air is coming down and the hot air is going up. Just not the
volumes you want.

You must move air out as well as more air in to any of the rooms. You can
often help by mounting a small fan in the doorway at the top to blow the hot
air in. This forces the cold air out. It also allows you to hit your head
at times. It was common to put floor vents above the stove and also at the
other end of the house. Ideally it was in a hallway. I'm told this is not
allowed by fire codes though.

You need a series of small fans or ducts to get the distribution that you
need. It will take some experimenting, but you can improve, but never get
full even distribution from a wood stove.