Fans in Floor Registers
hey all,i have read on here about floor registers with fans in them,where would I get one of these?i have called alot of places and only one ever heard of them but they don't carry them.i would greatly appreciate any info....thx!
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Lowes have both 6 and 8 inch duct fans they also carry a thermostat that will turn them off and on.
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I use an inexpensive plastic box fan installed in the basement rafter below a larger register I cut into the floor lying in the horzontal position. Works real well. Run the cord to the closet outlet on the first floor and plug in as necessary.
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I guees my info was chop meat
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Some of them do, you can actually order them that way. I just cut the top of mine with a metal blade on my jigsaw and installed the duct myself.
Reference this thread.
Keystoker Koker 160 Furnance Advice
I just added a collar and will hook to my furnance duct work in our new house, but seems to work quite well.
Reference this thread.
Keystoker Koker 160 Furnance Advice
I just added a collar and will hook to my furnance duct work in our new house, but seems to work quite well.
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WARNING: It Definitely depends on the unit and how it is vented! NOT All units can be done like this.
Ours is a direct vent on the bottom back right of the picture (you can see where it goes thru the outside wall).
The heated room air flow is up the back and out the top, so it was not difficult, since it is just an air jacket on top of our stove.
Ours is a direct vent on the bottom back right of the picture (you can see where it goes thru the outside wall).
The heated room air flow is up the back and out the top, so it was not difficult, since it is just an air jacket on top of our stove.
Ok Ok So theoretically with the set up above on my stoker all I would have to do is put a 1x1x2 plenum with 2) 6 or 8" outputs on that collar, connect my ducts and suncoat fans, registers and be basking in the tropics.
I think that this will work.
I think that this will work.
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Alex, if you are handy with sheet metal, then I would say make a 'bonnet' or 'air box' over the top of your stove. Does your stove have it's own blower fan? If so include any air outlets on the front of the stove.
Then you can install round ducts off of the air box to your floor registers. I'd probably install a duct fan or two to help increase circulation, these duct fans would draw air off the surface of the stove, increasing the heat in the air box.
If your stove has really hot sides, you may want to include a box down each side of the stove to collect as much heat as possible. Your air box or bonnet would look like a hat with ear flaps!
A bit of creativity and virtually anything can be done!! It may not be pretty, but if you are warm, it will look better and better every day!!
This is the greatest feature of a forum: to share ideas and suggestions and customize our stoves to our applications.
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Then you can install round ducts off of the air box to your floor registers. I'd probably install a duct fan or two to help increase circulation, these duct fans would draw air off the surface of the stove, increasing the heat in the air box.
If your stove has really hot sides, you may want to include a box down each side of the stove to collect as much heat as possible. Your air box or bonnet would look like a hat with ear flaps!
A bit of creativity and virtually anything can be done!! It may not be pretty, but if you are warm, it will look better and better every day!!
This is the greatest feature of a forum: to share ideas and suggestions and customize our stoves to our applications.
Greg L
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