how do you move the heat around ur house

[kayakfisher]

here is my set up

1. 10" in-line 400cfm fan in ceiling sucking through a 20x20 filter
2. custom made sheetmetal box hugging the stove with 8' return suck back to my furnace and i average about 150* about 5' up the pipe. will posted again when i clean it up and paint it

 

[razerface]

I set my house up to use no electric. I heat 3200 sq ft from the basement, and have heat in all rooms. I did it with old style registers letting the air flow naturally in a circle. I also have a door that opens in the back bedroom that exposes part of the chimney, heating that room from the 150 degree class a pipe.

 

[kayakfisher]

yea i tried to go no elec, but my basement got way to hot and cant really set it up like urs

 

[begreen]

Don't bother reposting. It is against NJ code. Fly that by your insurance company you did, right?

 

[seabert]

Mine is much simpler.... I remodeled this past year for a more open floor plan on my home. I can now use a Makita 18v Battery operated fan to aid heat circulation from my VC Insert. It is easy to move around if desired and I don't have to deal with cords. I have also used the fan to pump heat into my garage area and heating that area nicely. Does a remarkable job and was better than I expected. All my floors are "in floor" radiant heat so the Insert really is a supplement. But I set everything in the house to 68 and with a fire burning I easily maintain 70-72 throughout the house.

 

[tom dee]

Don't bother reposting. It is against NJ code. Fly that by your insurance company you did, right?

That's cool but a lot of my old folks engineers designers published writer old Mother earth news Folk Etc have a lot to say about building Codes 2 I do understand that allowing common sense guide one is no ok as common sense is not really common.. why I live wayyy out of the building code range But my house is insured (not fo much) I get engineer variances all this info goes to ins. co...

 

[firefighterjake]

It's not overly complicated, but it works for me . . . a simple desktop fan in an adjacent room blowing towards the woodstove. Pretty much moves the heat through most of the house with the exception of the master bedroom/bath which is off to a side and the boiler room which is the farthest point from the woodstove.

 

[Charles1981]

Reminds me of Michigan postcards about "yoopers"

 

[begreen]

It amazes me how some folks will take a good looking design and proceed to trash it with customization.

 

[Hogwildz]

Open floorplan, and ceiling fan hanging from the cathedral ceiling does just fine here.
Its all in the convention loop, or lack of.

 

[kayakfisher]

Begreen if that is directed towards me it's a fireplace, it's meant to HEAT not look good

 

[Trktrd]

Here's a failry simple method to move heat around the house

 

[Hogwildz]

Begreen if that is directed towards me it's a fireplace, it's meant to HEAT not look good

Looks like a wood stove to me.... just sayin

 

[kayakfisher]

Ok ok Holy forum police

 

[Kosmik]

Your fan will last longer if you find a way to 'push' the heat instead of 'pull' it.

 

[begreen]

Ask your local inspecting authority about attaching a return to a wood stove. And when all else fails Read The Manual. Might be good to call Lopi too and ask how this affects the warranty.

 

[David.Ervin]

I move heat around with ceiling fans, and I leave the blower in my furnace on low speed to keep the filtration going and reduce hot spots.

 

[begreen]

It is more efficient, legal and safer to blow the cooler rooms' air toward the stove and often more effective.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Well, it has been mentioned more than once already. I too say blow the cool toward the warm. Cooler air is more dense so it will move into the warm room and force the heat out and it will set up a circular pattern that will warm the far rooms. Ceiling fans help too and should be set to blow up.

What we use is radiant heat and only one ceiling fan. That is all we need but previously we have set a small vornado fan in the hallway and that really warms up the far rooms quickly. You don't want a large fan or you will feel the draft. This is what I was speaking of.


For sure one has to consider code because if you don't and should a fire happen, your insurance could get out of paying you a thing because you are not to code. This goes for the setup of the OP and also for the old style registers.

 

[kayakfisher]

Begreen it's not attached

 

[kayakfisher]

Thanks guys for your info

 

[Woodstuck]

The problem is if you develop a leaky stove and start sucking CO and pushing around your house. It might seem like a good idea but it is really unsafe. I believe code is no return air duct within 15ftof a solid fuel appliance but I'm not positive.

 

[kayakfisher]

Yeah I know I just want to see how everybody else move the air around there house.

 

[teutonicking]

Here's a failry simple method to move heat around the house
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I'm not sure this is "up to code" either.

 

[teutonicking]

It's not overly complicated, but it works for me . . . a simple desktop fan in an adjacent room blowing towards the woodstove. Pretty much moves the heat through most of the house with the exception of the master bedroom/bath which is off to a side and the boiler room which is the farthest point from the woodstove.

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