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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
Direct the cold air up towards the ceiling.
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Do mean the cold intake air ( probably just a typo and you mean Hot air) anyways the intake comes in threw cracks and out the back of unit and out the vent.
I will be directing the hot air up to the ceiling so we are thinking similar just different criteria, I want heat upstairs
Thinking I will sit the unit on a table so the vent will go straight out a old pellet stove vent , then tape a cardboard duct to the units cold intake that leads to the exhaust and extend it down low to the floor so it will draw cooler floor air out the back of the unit and out of the rear vent. Then direct the front heat vent upward toward the the rooms roof and out the doorway that leads to the stairway and upper floor.
Might hang a blanket in the rec room doorway with 18 inches of space at the top of the door and 12 inch gap at the bottom so the house will have good convection.
As right out that doorway two flights of stairs are leading to the upstairs where I hang out.
So the downstairs room will be like a breathing and heating room for the house
The house is a open concept so the stairway and front door has no walls upstairs just a iron railing to separate the stairs from the living room etc.
Its good to get input as its a challenging premise using a little unit like this
Ive invested money into this thing so have a little tunnel vision going not too much I hope.
I guess worse case scenario is it can be use in the milder weather if so I'll call it a wash.
I will put it on a power meter and see what kind of economy it provides as it is the house uses $20 to $25 a month in electricity without heat so the bills will be easy to decipher.