Re: Heating — Air Blower

[Rob Lewis]

My heat pump thermostat is in a hallway that gets a sort of average  
temp in the house. But the sunny end of the house is always warmer,  
and the sleeping end colder. To some extent this is OK, but if it  
gets too extreme I just leave the heat pump fan on to redistribute  
the air.

All manual, but it works OK.

On Nov 17, 2006, at 3:50 AM, Jerry wrote:

> It's starting to get cold here and I'd like to pose s a question to  
> those of you into air manipulation with your heating and cooling  
> systems.
>
> I don't have a XTension controllable thermostat nor do I have zone  
> set-up in our house. We tend to use the whole house and can't  
> really turn down temps in certain rooms when we're not there.  We  
> seem to always be there!
>
> What I'm trying to decide is whether to monitor the outside  
> temperature and turn the main furnace blower on as a certain low  
> temperature and leave it on to keep air moving.  The problem being  
> that the rooms around the perimeter of the house are getting chilly  
> before the thermostat picks up the lower temp and decides to "kick"  
> the furnace back on.  There could be a temperature difference of 7  
> degrees difference in some rooms.
>
> The air vents have been adjusted to try to balance the heated air
>
> Is it cost effective to run the blower effectively all Winter to  
> keep that air moving towards the center of the house? In case it  
> matters, we have a 2300 sq ft ranch style home with a walkout  
> basement.
>
> Thanks so much for any ideas you might have a I hope everyone has a  
> pleasant Thanksgiving Holiday!
>
> Jp
>