because hot air sinks and the warmer air will be closer to the people in the room or because hot air rises and the warmer air will circulate thoughout the room by convection or because cold air sinks and the hot air from the vents will warm it or because cold air rises and it is a waste to warm the cooler air that is near the ceiling/ which one of these
2006-06-10 06:22:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Heat rises so it circulates better to have them on the floor
2006-06-10 06:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Marty's right. If you stop and think about it, many restaurants and other businesses have the air coming down from the ceilings. The problem during heating season (no matter where the registers are located) is stratification. Heat rises so it is cool at the floor and progressively warmer from the floor upwards. Stratification can be dealt with by constantly circulating the air. You do this by running ceiling fans or by running the furnace blower full time. Your choice.
2006-06-12 04:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by Huero 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heating Vents
2016-09-28 03:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by debbra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's more efficient to put the hot air vents in the floor because hot air rises. That can't always be done because many of the new homes are built on concrete pad foundations instead of having a crawl space.
2006-06-10 08:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat rises! Depending on what part of the country you live in, in the north the registers are generally on the bottom and in the south the registers are in the ceiling. In the north the furnace is in the basement and so the vents are by the floor, in the south the furnace is usually in the attic so the vents are on the ceiling.
2006-06-10 08:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by skyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, all answers can be correct in this case. Heating and air conditioning supply ducts and "registers" can be located in floors, walls, or ceilings. They must be sized according to the heat loss or cooling load for the zone affected. Most qualified heating and air conditioning contractors have a bunch of tools to calculate such loads. Many homes in north america that are multiple stories can have floor registers on one floor and ceiling on another. It's really acceptable to have them in any location which provides adequate comfort for the zone(or room) providing the system and zone are adequately sized.
2006-06-10 16:05:11 · answer #6 · answered by martywho0000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm air rises, a good idea if you have it is to also run the ceiling fan when the heat is on to try and keep then warm air in the room longer
2006-06-10 06:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by golfstr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
location depends on the type of house u built. house on slab unit and vents in Attic, thus vents in ceiling. houses built on crawl spaces but in a flood zone and floor system not out of the flood zone, vents in the ceiling. house built on crawl space not in flood and high enough off of the ground, the vents can go in the floor.
its a wash on either in ceiling or floor with todays houses. heat will raise but with the proper returns and ceiling fans the heat will be moved around the room to keep every one comfortable. same with the ac also.
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2006-06-10 09:19:52 · answer #8 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really all depends on the type of heating unit you have.
Heat does rise, but in many situations, it isnt possible to put your registers in the floor.
2006-06-10 06:40:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋