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06-20-2011, 05:34 PM | #2 |
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You would have separate ducts for heating and cooling? I've never heard of that. Usually the same duct system works for both.
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The registers are in the floor in my house(no basement) have no issues with the house being cool.
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06-20-2011, 05:42 PM | #4 |
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I will have a basement, but right now it will only be used for storage, so this is where my concern lies.
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I think that you want both cool air and hot air on the floor rather than the ceiling, so if you put the ducts low, the cool air will stay there and the hot air will at least pass through. If you put the ducts high, the cool air will eventually reach you down low but the hot air won't. So lower is better.
As you said, having cool air high and hot air low is even better, but I think that would double your ductwork cost and might cause some other problems as they try to fit them all through the walls.
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If you have a basement, I'd run everything under the floor. Easy access, if nothing else, plus I'll bet what you're thinking of doing would double your installation costs.
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As an aside, my biggest regret when we redid our kitchen was not putting in a radiant heating system under the tiles. It wasn't that expensive and would make the kitchen much more comfortable in the winter walking on warm tiles rather than icy cold ones.
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You can do that aftermarket. Get some copper wire. Wrap one end around the coil on your stove. Then create your pattern on the floor. Just have to remember to turn the oven on before you go to bed so the floor will be warm in the morning.
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That's a good idea. And I bet my cat will learn quickly to step around the copper.
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i've always wonders about the metal,leaky air ducts. They have to leave gaps for temperature expansion and stuff but i would think that there should be a plastic or coating available now that would make those expansion gaps unnecessary and make the ducting much more efficient.
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They come out of the same register... In AZ where I lived for 5 years everything was in the ceiling and in the midwest everything is in the floor. You would probably need 2 different units if you were to do this or maybe you could divert the air someway...anyway I bet it would cost a bundle.. Make sure your having the exterior walls framed by 2x6 or bigger with plenty of insulation and use good windows.
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Truth. I'm going to talk to the HVAC guy tomorrow to see my options. I just didn't understand how cool the house would get with a lower register and having a basement to sink all the cold air.
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The same duct is used to supply cooled and heated air. The term "cold air return" just means that that is the return duct which carries air back to the unit.
If your ductwork runs through the attic, it gains more heat or cold from the untreated attic space than if run in the basement or in a crawlspace. For a house on a slab, this is usually the only choice though. Given the choice, you'd be better to run it under the floor.
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As to the air outlets, why not just add an extra outlet? i.e. have two in the same room supply cavity. For summer cooling, ya close the one near the floor and open the one close to the ceiling. In winter, ya close the one near the ceiling and open the one close to the floor.
For return air ducts, I mainly see the registers about 6 feet off the floor.
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Wouldn't there still need to be different duct work though?
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