how to move hot air

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manada_hill

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Sep 22, 2009
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I enjoy this forum. I learned a lot: from buying a stove to installing a chimney; and how to
to light a fire without all the smoke (although my wife said the smokey smell of my cloths
was a turn on ). Now I would like your advice on how to move some air to the first floor.

I have a 2-storied addition with a wood stove in the basement. While finishing the flooring
above I placed 2 floor registers on either side of the stove. We use the basement a lot and
currently I'm in the process of finishing the new basement. To move hot air to the first
floor I connected a 8" 500 cfm duct fan to one register. Even though the stove heats the basement
and provides some heat to the first floor, I would like your advice on moving more air to
the floor above.

Here is some additional info:
-The house is a four story split-level.
-The addition basement and old basement are on the same level.
-The addition basement where the stove is located is 387 sq. feet connected to the
old basement of 480 sq. feet.
-Both sides of the basement are insulated (walls and ceiling) and the old side of the
basement is fully finished.
-Between the basements and the second level there is no door and the heat can raise to a
laundry/bathroom/office area of about 200 sq. feet.
-The addition first floor is 387 sq. feet with a closeable door leading to the old first
floor of 480 sq. feet.
-The addition first floor is finished.
-With the exception of the basements and the first floor on the new addition side, the
remainder of the house is heated with forced air propane.
-The stairs to the first floor are located between the old basement and old first floor.
 

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Maybe try reversing the fan so that it's pulling cold air from above and blowing it into basement?

Other suggestions: Insulate the basement walls asap. Move or add a stove where people need the heat most.
 
I agree with BeGreen. It is easier to move cold air than it is to move hot air.
 
That is, unless you're a politician... LOL
 
Gonna say...move to Washington DC & its a piece of cake.
 
Seems to me that a lot if not most of your heat should be at the top floor over time. You only have one stove and if thats what youre trying to get most of your heat from youre asking a lot of it. Thats a lot of square footage when you think about it.
 
BeGreen said:
That is, unless you're a politician... LOL
The politicians motto: Never write when you can speak, never speak when you can nod, never nod when you can wink.
 
How is that duct fan working for you? Does it move a good amount of hot air for you?
 
fran35:
It does move air but it took almost 4 hours to bring up the temperature in the room 15 degrees. As BeGreen suggested I will put another duct fan at the opposite end to bring the cold air down and see how fast it takes to heat the upstairs. Also the fan is considerably quieter than i thought.

Loco Gringo:
my total basement size is under 1000 Sqft and we use the basement a lot and it does heat the basement quit well. The room right above the stove is 387 sqft that's the one I'm trying to heat by the duct fan.
 
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