Entrance Vent

[Orion 4343]

Morning everyone,

I own a home built in 1985 and I am trying to heat the downstairs with a Jotul C550. The family room, and kitchen can get very warm, but I am trying to get more warm air in the dining room, where the thermostat is. I am currently running a small fan in the entrance way and it works well, but still, the entrance way is blocking the air. Last night I measured a temp of 75F above the doorway, but stepping into the dining room its 68F. I was wondering how effective installing a through vent above the entrance might be. Or am I wasting my time? I have attached two pictures, one taken looking into the family room and the other directly behind me looking towards the dining room. Thanks for any insight.

 

[DAKSY]

This is what I used in my home. Just had to run the power cord down alongside the doorway trim to the nearest outlet. It worked well...

 

[Orion 4343]

I've had one of these and did help to a degree, but there is a good 2 feet between where that fan would go and the ceiling. That air is trapped. I was thinking about adding a vent above the doorway, through to the other side if the room. Something like this

 

[DAKSY]

You will probably still need some sort of mechanical device to move air thru it.

 

[Orion 4343]

Hmm, OK. I thought I might. Thank you for your response DAKSY