Using there central AC to circulate the heat from there stove

Running the air handler will certainly move the air through the house.

WE have an open floor plan and 3 stoves so its not an issue, but on occasion I have used the central system to circulate the air.

Snowy

Make certain any duct work used is both sealed at the seams and insulated and that the fan has a low speed setting. Otherwise that duct will also do a massive cooling job on the air you want to circulate.

I tried running my furnace blower a couple of times to get more uniform heating from my stove and it did not seem to make a difference. I've seen other posts here with similar experiences.

My bedroom is at the far end of my house and with the door open it is around 60 degrees on cold nights in there. I'm fine with 60 for sleeping but many nights, my wife stays up late watching TV in the adjacent living room so I close the door when I go to bed. If she falls asleep on the couch and the door stays closed, the bedroom can go down to 52-55. I looked at a few alternatives like corner fans, wall transfer fans, etc... but in the end I opted for a more simple solution. I picked up this standing, ceramic heater: http://www.lowes.com/pd_144568-2409...URL;=/pl__0__s?Ntt=ceramic+heater&facetInfo;= It has a thermostat built-in and on cold nights, it runs for about 5 to 10 minutes per hour to maintain 62 degrees in the bedroom. Given my electric rate, that's only about 25 cents a night and I only use it on the colder nights when the door is closed so I can live the slight added expense. My furnace blower is 1/2 horsepower so the per hour cost would be less that the 1500W heater but the blower would probably be running for longer continuous stretches of time.

It's their, not there

It's almost impossible to move heat this way in some houses, mine for example has duct work in an unheated crawlspace, so all I'd be doing is sending warm air through the cold ducts and cooling the house down.

my thermostat is programmable to run the fan 10 mins every half hour
and it does help

I just started doing this and have had good results. All my duct work is in heated space and fans on low. Keeps the rooms on the far corner of the house warmer by at least 10 degrees.
Pete..

SmokeyTheBear said:

Make certain any duct work used is both sealed at the seams and insulated and that the fan has a low speed setting. Otherwise that duct will also do a massive cooling job on the air you want to circulate.

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X2... mine is insulated and I have a low setting for my circulate fan. I find it brings the cold air back to the stove and evens out the temps throughout the house. Mine comes on automatically and runs all night.

ironpony said:

my thermostat is programmable to run the fan 10 mins every half hour
and it does help

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+1. I do the same thing.

I found it didn't help in my case. But, my airhandler blower fans scream.

I will look into a thermostat that can run them slower and for 10 minutes at a time to see if that would help.