I have a multi-leveled house that has NO heating on the top level (where all the bedrooms are). We have a swamp cooler for air conditioning that runs through vents into the rooms. We have central heat in the basement and main level of the house. We also have a wood burning stove in the main level and a fireplace in the living room (that is just up a few stairs from the main level). What would be the least expensive way to get some kind of heating upstairs? Should we put in a whole separate heating unit, or is there a cheaper way to some how make it so we can use what we already have but vent it into the rooms somehow? A lot of people say to just use the downstairs heat and since heat rises, it will go into the bedrooms. This doesn't work because I have 5 levels of the house and the rooms are on the top ... the heat never makes it all the way up there. =-)
Any advice would be really helpful!
Thanks!
2007-01-31 12:38:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I would recommend electric baseboard heaters . They are very easy to install , most models come with an integrated thermostat , and it would not require a remodeling .
2007-01-31 12:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by steel_n_fire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you could put large vents in the same place on each floor, starting directly above the main heat source, or maybe same idea with smaller vents above each heat source and you could even incorporate fans somehow-sounds like a fun project-have fun
2007-01-31 12:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by my dog Bart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is better to make the beds worm(electric blankets and/or micro fleece) but if you want to go to the expense of heating, buy space heaters.
2007-01-31 12:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by darkdiva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have probably discovered your undertaking already with what you mentioned. the residing house's ducting equipment interior the attic isn't finished right. loss of return ducts besides as how many duct pipes are fed to those rooms, etc., is obviously not right. We purely had our ac/warmth structures replaced, and we had an analogous undertaking to yours for years. They extra return ducts, rerouted pipes, etc., and then examined the air output at each sign in until at last they have been given the air bypass right. appropriate now. because it fairly is a clean residing house, have the builder deliver human beings to aim the air bypass and restoration it.
2016-12-13 05:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by keetan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The portable oil-filled radiator type heaters work well. You can buy them at Walmart/anywhere. They use up less electricity and don't make any sound.
2007-01-31 12:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by BPL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋