Hi Everyone,
I have a 6" hole in my ceiling. No that's not a bad thing. It's directly above the stove, that passes into a room upstairs. Fortunately, it was left there by a previous owner... presumably to pass heat from a stove!
Yesterday, I went to HD and bought a "duct fan" to stick in the hole in an attempt to move heat from the stove area to the rooms upstairs. The fan claims 250 CFM. Unfortunately, after one day's worth of being on, there's very little difference in the real-feel temps upstairs. In fact, there seems to be just a little more air flow through the hole than there was with the natural heat rising prior to installing the fan. I do feel a breeze, but that's about it. I was hoping for the feeling of nice heat being blown through the hole, similar to a forced-air vent system.
Anyone else using duct fans for this purpose?
Any ideas as to how to make this hole more effective? Different kind of fan?
Thanks for any help you can give!
I have a 6" hole in my ceiling. No that's not a bad thing. It's directly above the stove, that passes into a room upstairs. Fortunately, it was left there by a previous owner... presumably to pass heat from a stove!
Yesterday, I went to HD and bought a "duct fan" to stick in the hole in an attempt to move heat from the stove area to the rooms upstairs. The fan claims 250 CFM. Unfortunately, after one day's worth of being on, there's very little difference in the real-feel temps upstairs. In fact, there seems to be just a little more air flow through the hole than there was with the natural heat rising prior to installing the fan. I do feel a breeze, but that's about it. I was hoping for the feeling of nice heat being blown through the hole, similar to a forced-air vent system.
Anyone else using duct fans for this purpose?
Any ideas as to how to make this hole more effective? Different kind of fan?
Thanks for any help you can give!