Moving heat around the house

[MagraAdam]

Hi guys, my house is warmed by a wood heater in my lounge room which is pretty much in the middle of the house. I have a ceiling fan in the room which is set to winter mode, and that works really well at sending the heat outwards to the walls and into the adjoining rooms. In those rooms I also have ceiling fans, now here's the question..

In the rooms off the room with the heater, should I run the fans in winter mode or summer mode to spread the heat down?

I feel like if they are in winter mode the flow of air down the walls would counteract the air flow from the room with the heater..

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam

 

[uniballer]

I suggest you experiment because the answer could change based on size and position of doors between rooms, as well as furniture and other objects.

 

[merc_man]

I have the ceiling fan blowing down where ther wood stove is and also if it get real cold i use a fan i put beside the stive to help blow out of that room. Seems to work ok for me. I just cant get the heat down to the basement.

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[U&A]

Natural convection.

Find a way to push the cold air towards the stove. The heat will exchange with the cold


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[Marine5068]

My heat rises from the basement wood stove through large floor grates and there's a cathedral ceiling upstairs on the main floor so I have experimented with my large ceiling fan in my upstairs living space.
I have a pellet stove up on the main floor that heats that whole floor during winter and it's an open concept main floor.
It's better to run mine pushing down the heat at the 12' angled ceiling.
Just the way it is here.
Experiment and see is what I would do.

 

[moresnow]

As mentioned. Cold air naturally will travel towards the heat source as hot air rises and moves away. Helping the cold air at floor level head towards the stove works nicely for me during very cold weather. I run a small 8 inch desktop type fan on the floor at the coldest part of the main floor (most distant spot from the stove as well) pointing towards my stove in my living room. Ceiling fans are a crapshoot in my opinion as they sometimes seem to disrupt the natural convection loop. Anything you try can take a few hours to see the results in my experience. Cant be in a hurry when making changes. Try different combo's until you hit the sweet spot. Give each change time and record the results.

 

[Be Stihl]

I suggest you experiment because the answer could change based on size and position of doors between rooms, as well as furniture and other objects.

I agree, my setup is very similar. I have found that a small fan in or near the doorway of each room helps greatly. But to my surprise they have to be blowing toward the wood stove. I guess that makes sense, push cool air to the stove to be warmed and it pulls heated air into the rooms. That’s been my experience


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[trains]

Air transfer systems work quite well.
Can make your own with some ceiling registrars, some ducting, and a 250mm exhaust fan and a Y piece or two.
Draw hot air from near the wood stove, and run ducting to the further most rooms, evens the heat out from a hot room where the stove is, and takes the chill off the cold rooms quite nicely.

 

[husky455rancher]

I take my cellar door off that’s about it. No fans or anything. The heat just rises up and heats the house perfectly.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

The heat from my stove actually makes my ceiling fan turn on it's own at times.

Anyone else have that happen?

 

[djg james]

I take my cellar door off that’s about it. No fans or anything. The heat just rises up and heats the house perfectly.

Your wood burner inside the basement

I'm considering moving mine (forced air) outside the walkout basement and ducting it into the basement. Was wondering if any heat would get upstairs.

 

[husky455rancher]

Your wood burner inside the basement

I'm considering moving mine (forced air) outside the walkout basement and ducting it into the basement. Was wondering if any heat would get upstairs.

I have a blaze king king stove in my cellar. No blower or anything just a plain stove. One of the best things I ever bought.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

The heat from my stove actually makes my ceiling fan turn on it's own at times.

Anyone else have that happen?

Yep!