That will push the cold downstairs air that s sitting on the floor into the hot part of the warm room which will push that warm air down and out the downstairs door.
Moving warm air to the floor.
First if you also have forced air turn the fan on to help circulate heat.
It must be done slowly so it does not create any noticeable wind chill factor as it will make the air feel cooler.
Slowly mixing the air evenly is known to save energy during the heating season.
Using the ceiling fan year round it should not matter how you mix the air as long as it is done slowly.
How to bring heat to the floor in a basement.
Make sure your ceiling fans rotate clockwise so they pull cool air up off the floor and push warm air down.
Floor grilles can be installed to encourage the heat to rise to the main floor but our experience is that such grilles have to be very large to make much difference.
The best idea one can come up with to get the warm air from overhead down to the floor is the ceiling fan.
Warm cool air is picked up through a ceiling vent which is ideally placed opposite the heating cooling element to allow the source room to heat cool first.
If you don t you ll simply feel the chill from the cool breeze they create.
Kari measured as much as 5 c difference between floor and 3 feet up.
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What i would personally do is sit the floor fan in the downstairs doorway between the two rooms pointing at a 45 angle upward into the side room where the stove is.
An inline fan will then transfer the hot cold air to the vents in the destination room s.
How an air transfer kit works.
Warm air is very light while cold air is very dense.