Exhaust fan for ceiling/floor

[Chadillacgrill]

Hey guys. I have two fireplaces in my home. One on main floor and one directly below it in the basement. I have installed a wood burning insert into each fireplace. I have the bigger one that produces more heat in the basement. I would like I hear mainly with that one and use the upstairs one as a back up if it’s REALLY cold. I was wondering what fans or vents or exhaust fans or combos of these that you guys use or would recommend to put in the ceiling/floor to get heat from downstairs up into the main family room on the main level. I was just going to put open grates in and gravity hear but decided it would be better to force some of that hot air up through the floor. Thanks for all ideas and input! Look forward to reading them.

 

[begreen]

Gravity fed may work well if the vents are properly placed and there is a good return path for the air. Is there an open stairwell nearby? Whatever is put in should have fusible-link safety dampers installed under the registers. And a return for a blower assisted system must be at least 10ft away from the insert.

 

[BigFir]

This fan was the game changer for me! Now when you come up my stairs from the basement it almost seems windy from the circulation.

 

[Chadillacgrill]

Gravity fed may work well if the vents are properly placed and there is a good return path for the air. Is there an open stairwell nearby? Whatever is put in should have fusible-link safety dampers installed under the registers. And a return for a blower assisted system must be at least 10ft away from the insert.

stairwell is on the other side of the basement. And I was just going to put some fans blowing straight up through the ceiling into floor upstairs. I would need a return for that? Or could I just leave basement door open?

 

[Chadillacgrill]

This fan was the game changer for me! Now when you come up my stairs from the basement it almost seems windy from the circulation.

what fan is that? I’m going to town tomorrow to shop around for them.

 

[BigFir]

Basically just an in line fan. I don't think it will matter to much where your stairs are in relation, in fact maybe farther the better so it distributes the air more? Hardware stores should have them in stock.