AngelofDarkness
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I have a setup of two portable fans for my wood stove. The stove is located in a side porch adjacent to my kitchen because it was the only practical place to put it. The larger fan is a 20" multispeed fan that blows cold house air into the room with the stove through a window from the dining room. This keeps the room under positive pressure and keeps a lot of the hot air away from the 9 foot ceiling. The smaller fan is a 10" Lasko that blows air directly across the stove to increase heat transfer. The setup seems to work well, I can circulate heat into my home fairly efficiently, the only concern I have is I am putting a lot of hours on these fans, they run all the time, and I am afraid of one dying on me mid winter. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, they're not expensive new, but most stores here do not carry fans in January, so I would be a bit out of luck. I thought maybe a squirt of WD-40 might prolong their life.