Advice on moving the heat around

That's a toughie, particularly with the bedrooms above the garage. If you have forced air heat, you could try running the fan to see if it helps, but many report that it doesn't. Gravity may take care of the living room, but not much else. Even putting the stove in the living room is going to leave the bedrooms cold, unless they are on a separate zone.

Mebbe lots of electric blankets? :roll:

Chris

I think I'd try placing a fan low in the hallway in front of the BR's blowing across the stairs. This should help pull the heat upstairs and towards the BR's. You'll want to use something better than a cheap box fan...

JonV said:

thanks for the advice.

Would it be of any benifit to open the door to the garage and heat that space? The garage ceiling is insulated so I don't know how much heat will go through the ceiling to heat the bedroom floors.

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No, don't do it.

I have basically the same setup in my home as well...finished walkout basement....but I don't have a garage; the downstairs is all open concept and big room with my 50 inch plasma and other toys...2 zones upstairs...Englander pellet down stairs...what I was thinking was to put a powered vent in the stairwell in the back wall....this is what i was going to use:

http://www.smarthomepro.com/30311.html

If I close the door to the downstairs...the stairwell will act as a heat trap....which the fan to blow the air into the middle of the house for upstairs....just a thought...havent tried it yet...anyway...all posts and helpful ideas to this one question I am interested in...

Thanks
Ossy

Check out at Loews and Home Depot.

I'd think a ceiling fan that will run in "reverse" at the top of your stairs would help, with doors open to bedrooms. Cool air is naturally going to fall down the stairs and the hotter air will rise, but a little lift on the rise side may help and not cost a lot in electricity. Not something I've tried, but I do leave my forced air heating system fan "ON" all the time, even if I'm not firing the Insert.

Is the house a split foyer? When you come in the front door are the steps on the right going up stairs? Im in a split foyer and when you come in the front door,The wall on the right has been cut out so you can see down into my family room (Basement with pellet insert.) Insert is on the same wall as yours. Heat fills the upstairs quick. My stove is new to me also so my next challenge is to get the heat to the back bedrooms. Your furnace room looks like a great place for another return to get the heat out of the basement.