Thermostat controlled duct fan

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Hatrackr

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Sep 21, 2014
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SE wisconsin
So I am going to run some insulated duct work through the attic of our stove room to the hallway of our second story because no matter how I position fan I can keep our first story (1100 sq ft) toasty currently 78 degrees but the second story is colder than the boss would like. I would like to put in either an inline duct booster or a fan on one end that I can control with a thermostat so we don't cook out the the bedrooms. Any suggestions? I know there are different voltage thermostats can I just get a 110 volt thermostat and wire that direct to an inline fan?
 
Use a quiet remote bathroom fan like the ones that Panasonic makes. It can be used as an inline duct fan. The 120 or 150 cfm model should do it. Pull the cool air from the hallway and blow it into the stove room. Warm air will replace it. If you want to put it on a thermostat it should be a 110V thermostat only. These are sold at Home Depot, etc. for use with baseboard and wall mount electric heaters.
 
Watch your wiring. The baseboard thermostats are usually 220v but you can run them as 120v too.
 
Some of the duct boosters have thermostat control on them to run only when needed.
 
Why not just cut some holes in the floors on the second level and put adjustable register covers and the heat will go upstairs
 
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