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    Jetlag Posts: 11, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 29, 2006, 08:53 PM
    Want warmer air from vents
    I have a furnace in the west end of my basement with an upstairs bedroom in the east end of the house. By the time the warm air gets to the bedroom, it has cooled off.

    1. Is there a warmer setting on the furnace?

    2. Would it be beneficial to insulate the ductwork in the basement?

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Thanks
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    Nov 29, 2006, 09:31 PM
    There are settings on the furnace that will make the air hotter before it leaves the furnace.
    If the ducts in the basement are not insulated the heat that escapes will go into the basement anyway.
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    Nov 30, 2006, 05:15 AM
    I would start with insulating the ducts. You want the heat in the far bedroom, not the basement. Make sure nothing is blocking either the vents or the returns in the far rooms. You might also look at throttling and dampers or the vent to the closer rooms. It is hard for a DIY to create problems with the above.

    You won't find a knob on your furnace like a hot water heater to turn up. The amount of gas supplied should be adjustable as well as the speed of both the combustion air and supply air blowers. Readjusting them yourself may not be a good idea. You could mess up the efficiency for the furnace or even create vast amounts of carbon monoxide.
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    Dec 24, 2006, 10:41 PM
    Hi,this is what I did in my house in Washington stata ,we bought a craftman built in 1924 and the previous onwers added a heatpump&electric funance&duct work through out the house as it has 2 floors. It took me awhile to figure out how to move the heated air around with the vents,but this is how I did it,first buy a craftsman 3450466 infrared thermometer to check the tempatures coming out of your vents,once you the temp,s then you can go about closing vents,as when I stated I had 133 degrees from north end of house and 113degrees at south end of house,I then started closing vents,and now I have it down to 97 and 89 degrees,the tool is about $ 80.00,but without it you won't know temp,s, also get the furnace tape that is silver looking to close off vents to move heat around,if you try to do this without temp. tool you will never know where you are temp. wise,thank,s whisky4
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