Using a wood stove is an economical way to heat your home. The constant heat of the wood stove feels so much warmer than a heat pump. The one problem you may have when using wood to heat your home is to get that heat to other floors of your house. Although heat rises, it can sometimes be several degrees cooler upstairs than downstairs. Follow a few tips for moving more of that warm air to the upper floor of your home. Choose one or more of the options that will work best for you and your home.
Instructions
1. Attach a blower to your wood stove or fireplace, if you do not already have one, to get the warm air moving away from the heat source and into other rooms.
2. Install a ceiling fan at the top of your stairs. Turn the fan on to the reverse setting so that the fan draws the warm air up the stairs. Keep the fan on a low setting so that it is constantly drawing the warm air up.
3. Purchase wall mountable fans that you can attach to the corner of the wall up near the ceiling. Point the fan so that it blows the warm air up the stairs.
4. Use a box fan, set at the base of the stairs and point up the steps to help blow some of the warmth upwards.
5. Put some vents in the ceilings of the lower levels to help the warm air move more freely to the upstairs. Take some measurements, cut out some holes and install some air vents. Cut the air vents as close to the source of heat as you can, as well as places where there is a natural draw of air, such as near the staircase.
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