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Why won't heat rise from basement to the upstairs in the home that heats with wood stove?
If the wood stove is in the basement it will heat up the rest of the house but if it is not in the basement you have to find some way to vent it down there.
Where does the heat go in a upstairs in a house when an air conditioner is going?
In a house with a central air conditioner, the heat from the upstairs is removed by the evaporator coil in the air handler unit. The heat is transferred to the refrigerant and expelled outside of the house through the condenser unit. The cooled air is then circulated back into the upstairs living space.
Why is upstairs hot in the summer?
Because heat rises and obviously upstairs is higher than downstairs so the heat will rise to upstairs.
Our gas hot water heater is in the basement without heat in the basement. does there have to be heat in the basement?
Usually not.
What is a basement appliance that can heat your house?
A basement of a house is the room or space that is below ground level. A basement appliance that can heat your house is a furnace.
Why is the upstairs of your house hot?
Heat rises.
Is it worth the money to insulate a basement?
Do you have problems with frozen pipes? Does someone live in the basement? You won't lose much heat through the basement because heat rises.
The upstairs of a house being warmer than the downstairs is an example of heat transfer by?
convection. Heat from the lower floors rises, creating warmer temperatures upstairs.
Should you insulate your hydronic heat pipes in the basement?
If the basement has ventilation to outside, the answer is yes. Heat loss from the pipes will escape outside the house. If the basement is closed to the outside then no, the pipes need not be insulated. Any heat lost from the pipes will provide some heating to the basement that will rise into the house.
What are some opinions on EdenPure heaters?
I own an Eden Pure heater. My youngest daughter sleeps in my basement. The heating system we had downstairs was horrible so we bought one of these heaters. It kicks out so much heat that we have not turned on the heat upstairs. I have not seen a difference in my electric bill but I am very happy with the way it works.
How do you get more heat to third floor?
Turn off the heat to the basement, first and second floors?
Should you heat your basement?
if you want to, go ahead, no reason not to
