Not sure if this belongs here, but here goes.
Since we installed our Regency I3100 in our livingroom, I now have a little problem with the ceiling mounted HD projector over heating from all the wonderful new heat. Course this won't be a problem in the summer, but with the last few days of burning in the winter, it was. The projector is an Epson HC6100 LCD. House is a bungalow, so attic is directly above the LR. With a good fire going in the insert and the PJ on, it takes about 2 hours for it to overheat. Since the insert will be running 24/7, this will be a problem watching anything much on TV or movies This room is our main living room and home theater combination and we spend most of our time in that room.
Room is a 16 X 20 with the projector mounted on the centre line of the 20 ft length. It's mounted on the ceiling about 3 ft to the right of the insert centre line. This puts the projector about 13 feet back from the screen on the ceiling. I could move it back to the back of the room, but it would still be about the same distance from the insert centre line. Room is a normal, 8 ft -ish ceiling. Because of the layout of the room, I can't move the projector anywhere else, nor more the screen (100" fixed mount) nor move the hearth.
I'm thinking of building some kind of box around the PJ and trying to vent (or pull) air to from the attic with some small fans, possibly one to suck cold air down from the attic and one to blow hot air back into the attic. Would this screw up the insert air in any way?
Anyone have similar problems??
Since we installed our Regency I3100 in our livingroom, I now have a little problem with the ceiling mounted HD projector over heating from all the wonderful new heat. Course this won't be a problem in the summer, but with the last few days of burning in the winter, it was. The projector is an Epson HC6100 LCD. House is a bungalow, so attic is directly above the LR. With a good fire going in the insert and the PJ on, it takes about 2 hours for it to overheat. Since the insert will be running 24/7, this will be a problem watching anything much on TV or movies This room is our main living room and home theater combination and we spend most of our time in that room.
Room is a 16 X 20 with the projector mounted on the centre line of the 20 ft length. It's mounted on the ceiling about 3 ft to the right of the insert centre line. This puts the projector about 13 feet back from the screen on the ceiling. I could move it back to the back of the room, but it would still be about the same distance from the insert centre line. Room is a normal, 8 ft -ish ceiling. Because of the layout of the room, I can't move the projector anywhere else, nor more the screen (100" fixed mount) nor move the hearth.
I'm thinking of building some kind of box around the PJ and trying to vent (or pull) air to from the attic with some small fans, possibly one to suck cold air down from the attic and one to blow hot air back into the attic. Would this screw up the insert air in any way?
Anyone have similar problems??