is there any way to help keep warm air downstairs?

[dpopiz]

I'm just wondering if there's some sort of old trick I'm not aware of for HELPING to keep warm air downstairs in a two story house. I know it's mostly still going to go upstairs, but is there anything I can do to improve the situation? It feels like there must be about a 10deg differential between the two levels.

 

[Anubis]

a celing fan

 

[cavemanmoron]

hot air or water heat?

I put a gate valve in the water going upstairs,and have it at about 30% open,
the upstairs and downstairs are about equal now,and a gate valve is a lot cheaper
tahn a zone setup.

I also put a door in the hallway going towards the upstairs,and it keeps a lot of heat in the downstairs,that used to go in the hallway.

 

[gabemcg]

turn your house upside down

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
turn your house upside down

winnar!



but seriously...I like the door idea. I wonder how I could devise one if there is currently no door on the stairwell, and no good place to mount one. (it's pretty cramped). I can't think of anything that would keep it insulated that well that wouldn't be a hassle to dismantle every time I go up or down the stairs.

ideas?

 

[villageidiot111]

Hmm, I have never had this problem, as my basement usually conforms to the season somehow. In the winter it is warmer than the rest of the house, and in the summer it is cooler.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: gabemcg
turn your house upside down

Yup. That'll do it. 😀

 

[dpopiz]

any good ideas for "air blocking solutions" for a stairwell that are easy enough to move out of the way whenever I want to go up or down the stairs?

 

[dpopiz]

oh yeah....that's right since air has very low conductivity, I probably would only need to use a thin peice of material to get a increase in efficiency -- just something to prevent the air from *moving* upstairs

 

[Merlyn3D]

1) eat gallon of refried beans
2) shake shake shake
3) sit in bottom room
4)...
3)pr0fit!