I know its been discussed many times here. I have a theory though. Wood stove is in the basement so should I set up the vents so more air blows into the basement to displace tje warm air. Or should I just let the cold air returns suck up the air and blow it through the up stairs registers? (Currently how I'm doing it) And it seems to be helping. Just wondering if someone has tried it the other way? The returns are currently sucking from the unfinished ceiling as there is no sheetrock in place, so the typical wall cavity return from the floor isn't in place yet. If that makes sense.
my thermostat has a setting, circulate, which runs the fan approx 20 minutes per hour, 3 cycles, it does make a big difference n even heat distribution
I need to get some thermostat wire and run it down to the furnace. We currently only have two wires, and can't control thr blower seperate.
I ran a 7" pipe from right above my stove, back to the cold air return for the furnace. It did help a bit, but theres far more air movement up and down my stairwell. I would say the pipe may account for 10% of the heat distribution. My stove is in the basement. The main floor will get comfortably warm, but the second floor is always quite cool even with the furnace fan running 24/7. Its not unbearably cold by any means, but its far from even with the rest of the house.
Didn't work for me. I have two supply vents on the basement ceiling, and thought the relatively cool air from the rest of the house would displace the warm air stuck in the basement. My basement also has two large open ceiling staircases, and the cool air tumbles down those very well. So, what's been working the best is to put a fan at the bottom of one of those staircases, and pointing it at the stove room. It's not awesome, but it's the best combo so far. I've tried all combinations of cold air return/furnace fan options I have available. Stove will keep the basement at 76 degrees, and the room right above (main living room) is about 66. Upstairs (split level) is 60-ish. This is in 20-degree weather. When it gets colder than that, I'm going to need to run the furnace...
I do. Here’s some pics of my setup. Above my stove is a metal pan with 3 - 8” inch rigid duct lines hooked to it. All three lines are seen in the second pic near where they enter the cold air return on the furnace. When I get the stove rolling around 600 to 650° stovetop temperature, it circulates the heat throughout the house and feels much like aheat pump. This is in the basement, so we spend much time in the basement in the winter of course. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
