...........My plan was to install a stove that blew heat straight up into a floor register in the middle of the house but after a test with my present stove where I ducted most of the heat straight up after a day there was no difference in the main floor temps than before. I did this prior to the latest warming spell.
My conclusion is this: Unless I install a stove on the main level , I`m just not gonna do any better . Apparently I`m already getting a good circulation pattern and actually I can get the upstairs to approx 68 in cold weather with my P-38 in the basement. Of course the basement is approaching 76-78 on one end but being a dry heat it`s bearable. I`m blowing that warm air up into a floor vent at the end of the hall and it does circulate back to the kitchen/liv rm area and back down the basement stairs and central floor vent.
I`ll just continue to heat that extra 2-3 degrees on the main floor during the day with my oil furnace. I filled the tank on Dec 2 and right now it`s 1/2 full so considering hot water usage and all ,i`m doing pretty good.
I did use 3 tons of pellets so far though.(since Oct 2011)
My conclusion is this: Unless I install a stove on the main level , I`m just not gonna do any better . Apparently I`m already getting a good circulation pattern and actually I can get the upstairs to approx 68 in cold weather with my P-38 in the basement. Of course the basement is approaching 76-78 on one end but being a dry heat it`s bearable. I`m blowing that warm air up into a floor vent at the end of the hall and it does circulate back to the kitchen/liv rm area and back down the basement stairs and central floor vent.
I`ll just continue to heat that extra 2-3 degrees on the main floor during the day with my oil furnace. I filled the tank on Dec 2 and right now it`s 1/2 full so considering hot water usage and all ,i`m doing pretty good.
I did use 3 tons of pellets so far though.(since Oct 2011)