Elise mom safely arrived here yesterday afternoon. She brought with her a few items that I had ordered and had delivered to her address (saves MUCH on shipping from some online retailers). Some of those items were doorway booster fans to improve air circulation from the area of the heater into the remote areas of the house.
Installation was simple, even for someone like me who finds screws and nails a challenge. The main issue, as some of the reviews note, is that these fans are quite loud. I have two right next to each other at the end of the hallway where two rooms join, so they are probably extra loud. They do come with on/off switches so if you need quiet, it can be had with a flick of a switch.
The big question is: Does it work? My preliminary observation is that it does. The temp in the corner of the living room, prior to installing the fan, had been falling to 55-56 at night. It only fell to about 58-59 last night -- just a degree or two lower than the heater's thermostat seting. And in order to get the room warm enough during the day, I had been using two electric heaters. I removed one of those and the room seems to be getting warmer, just from the one plus the heated air now forced in from the hallway.
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