No. But both the fans and smokestacks have been topics in other pellet grill threads I have read and I simply want to know how they work. Sorry, I'm an engineer and like to think through things. I'm also getting a few of my friends into the hobby of backyard barbecuing and they ask me a lot of questions that I like to be able to answer correctly.
I'm pretty sure the fans do not pull in fresh air as that would be continually forcing out recently heated air and smoke which seems counter to the operation. Just asking for confirmation.